Officials attend a ground-breaking ceremony for a new road bridge spanning the Tumen River that will link North Korea to Russia in Rason Municipality, North Korea, on April 30, 2025, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Construction of the new Russia-North Korea Tumangang-Khasan road bridge has made significant progress in the past six months. The bridge and its supporting infrastructure should be open during the first quarter of 2026, depending on the resources committed to the project and the severity of the. North Korea and Russia officially kicked off the construction of a new car bridge across the Tumen River on Wednesday, according to the Russian government, following months of preparatory work by a shady contractor and complaints from local residents.
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