Pelješac bridge
Coordinates: 42 ° 56 ′ 23 ″ N , 17 ° 32 ′ 38 ″ E
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| Official name | Pelješki most | |
| Crossing of | Mali Ston Bay between the Pelješac peninsula and the mainland | |
| place | Komarna | |
| Entertained by | Hrvatske ceste | |
| construction | Cable-stayed bridge | |
| overall length | 2,374 m | |
| width | 21 m, 4 tracks | |
| Number of openings | 10 | |
| Longest span | 563 m | |
| Pillar spacing | 180 m | |
| Arrow height | 240 m | |
| Construction height | 115 m | |
| Clear height | 55 m | |
| building-costs | € 420 million | |
| start of building | October 24, 2007–2010 since July 30, 2018 |
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| completion | 2022 | |
| Status | under construction | |
| planner | IGH | |
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The Pelješac Bridge ( Croatian Pelješki most ) is a cable-stayed bridge under construction in southern Croatia , the construction of which should be completed in 2022.
purpose
It should bridge the bay of Mali Ston and thus connect the Dubrovnik-Neretva County with the rest of Croatia, bypassing the Neum Corridor . So far, travelers on their way south have had to cross Bosnian-Herzegovinian territory for a few kilometers near the town of Neum , which is particularly disadvantageous for transit traffic. In addition, the bridge is intended to facilitate access to the islands in southern Croatia and thus enable an economic upswing in this previously relatively remote area.
geography
The bridge is intended to connect the village of Komarna on the mainland with the Pelješac peninsula (near Brijesta). The alternative ferry connection, which is very busy in the summer months, leads from Ploče to Trpanj on the Pelješac peninsula.
The bridge connection should contribute to the revitalization of the Pelješac area and the Neretva area and counteract negative demographic trends. In particular, the population on the islands of Korčula , Lastovo and Mljet , but also the population of Dubrovnik, expect better connections to the mainland and other Croatian cities through the construction of the Pelješac Bridge.
history
After construction began on October 24, 2007, the slow work was stopped in 2010 due to financial problems. On May 17, 2012, the social democratic government under Prime Minister Zoran Milanović terminated the contracts with the consortium responsible for the companies Konstruktor-Inženjering , Viadukt and Hidroelektra niskogradnja . The project was thus initially postponed for an indefinite period of time.
Since Croatia needed a solution to the traffic problem due to the Neum corridor since joining the EU on July 1, 2013, there was also discussion of building a ferry connection at the location of the bridge. A transit highway through the Neum Corridor without border controls and entry to Bosnia-Herzegovina was also traded as an alternative.
Bosnia-Herzegovina approved the construction project in January 2017. Although the bridge is supposed to cross Croatian waters, Bosnia-Herzegovina had concerns about the dimensions of the structure. A bridge that was too small could have impaired the only Bosnian-Herzegovinian access to the Mediterranean in the port of Neum .
After a new tender for the project, the Croatian Transport Minister Oleg Butković declared in April 2017 that the contract would be awarded in summer and that construction work could continue in autumn and be completed in 2022 . The cost of the bridge is estimated at around 420 million euros. On June 7, 2017, the European Union announced that it would assume 85% of the construction costs.
On January 15, 2018, Hrvatske ceste made a formal decision that the China-subsidized China Road and Bridge Corporation won the tender. Aside from the lowest price, CRBC also offered to complete the project six months earlier than necessary. Construction of the bridge began on July 30, 2018.
Technical design
With a mean span of 563 meters (with a total length of 2,374 m), the Pelješac Bridge would be the largest cable-stayed bridge in Croatia when completed. The reinforced concrete pylons have according to the first planning a height of 240 m and to be formed in 50 to 70 m depth in the rock. The superstructure would be 21 meters wide and a maximum of 55 meters above sea level.
Construction site 2019
Construction site 2020
Web links
- Croatian Ministry of Transport: Pelješac Bridge Project (presentation) (PDF file; 1.82 MB)
- Map with water depths
- Information about the bridge as pdf (512 kB)
- Collection of links to maps, official information, graphics, press / TV
- Ulrich Ladurner: A bridge from system rivals. ZEIT Online, March 28, 2020, accessed on March 29, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Elke Windisch: Croatia wants to "finally become one" . In: New Germany . August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ↑ Minister: Peljesac Bridge to be completed by 2022. Accessed July 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Gov't terminates contract on construction of Peljesac bridge. On: daily.tportal.hr, May 17, 2012 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Trajekti će biti skuplji i od pelješkog mosta
- ↑ Nova trajektna linija kopno - Pelješac
- ↑ Thomas Fuster: Croatia-Bosnia: The gap on the Adriatic coast . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . September 29, 2012, ISSN 0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed May 7, 2017]).
- ↑ Bosnia and Herzegovina to Approve Construction of Peljesac Bridge . ( total-croatia-news.com [accessed May 7, 2017]).
- ^ Pelješac Bridge to Be Constructed Within 3.5 Years . ( total-croatia-news.com [accessed May 8, 2017]).
- ↑ Minister: Peljesac Bridge to be completed by 2022. Accessed July 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Commission approves EU financing of the Pelješac bridge in Croatia. Retrieved July 30, 2017 .
- ↑ TKO SU KINEZI KOJI BI TREBALI SAGRADITI PELJEŠKI MOST S moćnim državnim konglomeratom dvije hrvatske tvrtke već su ugovorile suradnju. In: jutarnji.hr. Retrieved January 16, 2018 .
