On August 27, in Ivano-Frankivsk, traffic was opened on the new Halytskyi Bridge, known to the townspeople as the bridge to Pasichna. Together with the bridge, a transport interchange and an access road were put into operation. 

The new facility is based on 2,000 tons of rolled metal products of the Azovstal plant of grades 10KhSND (10ХСНД) and S420NL. Steel for the project was supplied back in 2020-2021.

The history of this bridge turned out to be much longer than planned. Construction began back in 2017 and lasted nine years. The project went through the COVID-19 pandemic, delays and adjustments, and later due to the full-scale Russian invasion. After the destruction of Azovstal, builders faced, in particular, a shortage of special steel. Despite this, the city managed to complete the project and open traffic.

Today, this story has a special symbolism. Azovstal was destroyed as a result of full-scale Russian aggression, but the steel it produced continues to live in bridges, buildings and infrastructure. The Halytskyi bridge in Ivano-Frankivsk has become another such object.

Thousands of people will use the bridge, perhaps without even thinking about the story behind the metal under the wheels of their cars. And it has Ukrainian production, Mariupol and Azovstal, whose steel continues to serve Ukraine.