8 A ▁improved ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁re open ing ▁the ▁road . ▁Work ▁on ▁the ▁real ignment ▁began ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁but ▁was ▁halt ed ▁just ▁one ▁month ▁later ▁over ▁environmental ▁and ▁eas ement ▁issues . ▁Const ruction ▁res umed ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁after ▁the ▁issues ▁were ▁resolved , ▁and ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁early ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁construction ▁began , ▁with ▁the ▁total ▁cost ▁at ▁$ 1 5   mill ion ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁$ ▁in ▁). ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁sp ill way ▁road ▁and ▁dam ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁re open ed ▁to ▁traffic . ▁ ▁Major ▁inter sections ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁M atter ▁of ▁Sim m ons ▁( A sh ok an ▁Res er voir ▁, ▁Sec ▁No . ▁ 6 ) ▁▁ 0 2 8 A ▁Category : Cat sk ills ▁Category : Transport ation ▁in ▁Ul ster ▁County , ▁New ▁York <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Z hire ken ▁mine ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁mol y b den um ▁mines ▁in ▁Russia . ▁The ▁mine ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁Z hire ken ▁in ▁south - west ▁Russia ▁in ▁Z ab ay kal sky ▁K rai . ▁The ▁Z hire ken ▁mine ▁has ▁res erves ▁amount ing ▁to ▁ 5 7 . 3 ▁million ▁t onnes ▁of ▁mol