The postponement of the repair of the Red Bridge has caused dissatisfaction among the residents of Dagestan.

The deadline for the repair work on the Red Bridge has been postponed to November 28, reported the acting Minister of Transport of Dagestan, Jambulat Gadzhiev. Residents of the republic, commenting on the delays in social media, doubted that the work would be completed by the set date and criticized the pace of the work. They also demanded the organization of a detour road.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on October 4, residents of the Shamil, Khunzakh, and Tlyaratinsky districts said that the collapse of the Red Bridge has seriously complicated communication between the mountainous areas and the lowland part of Dagestan. A resident of the Shamil district pointed out that the detour takes significantly more time and goes through poor roads, which complicates the transportation of agricultural products. A resident of the Khunzakh district reported that heavy vehicles struggle to pass through the long detour road, and with the onset of frost, the district risks facing even greater communication problems. A resident of the Tlyaratinsky district noted that the long detour increases fuel costs and travel time, and in winter, movement along such routes may become practically inaccessible.

The deadline for the completion of the Red Bridge has been shifted by almost a month, reported the acting Minister of Transport and Road Economy of Dagestan Jambulat Gadzhiev.

"Considering the circumstances, the schedule has been adjusted. The deadline for the emergency recovery work has been postponed from October 31 to November 28, provided that the inspection does not reveal deformations in the main beams of the span structures," said Gadzhiev, whose words were reported by RIA "Dagestan" on October 10.

The announcement of the postponement of the bridge repair deadline was published on October 10 by the Instagram*-public dagestan_like, which has about 100,000 followers. As of 08:55 Moscow time on October 11, this post had received 145 likes and 51 comments.

Some participants in the discussion doubted that the work would be completed by the new deadline. "What year, I wonder?" wrote user a_stroy_dom.

"November of the 28th year?" asked user apandi_100.

"What year was not mentioned," noted murad.6085.

Other users criticized the pace of the work and the organization of the repairs. "There are four people working with perforators there," wrote carte_blanche_di.

"I can't believe it, this morning at 9 o'clock I passed by, three people, one 'Kamaz', and a duty vehicle," pointed out gorets221.

"It's not too late to change the contractor, at this pace you won't cope for a long time," stated rrr_bbb345.

Another part of the commentators demanded to organize a proper detour road during the bridge repairs. "Give people a detour road, stop torturing them," urged g_i_t_i_n999.

"Why is there only a reaction now? They should have finished long ago or set up a temporary bridge," pointed out user alpard87.

"Make a detour," demanded nurmagomed8229.

The option of creating a temporary detour using culverts was considered, but specialists deemed it unreliable due to the risk of structural failure during a sudden rise in water, reported the Ministry of Transport of Dagestan on its website on October 10.