Vladimir Putin will make a working trip to Crimean Federal District on March 18 2016-03-17 15:00:00 On March 18, the President will make a working trip to the Crimean Federal District to inspect the construction of the bridge across the Kerch Strait at Tuzla Island and to hold a working meeting on the socioeconomic development of Crimea and Sevastopol. The design of the bridge across the Kerch Strait was approved by the Main Directorate of State Expert Review of Russia on February 18, 2016. After that, the main construction and installation works started. The 19-kilometre bridge connecting Taman and Kerch will be the longest in Russia.