Client: Hrvatske ceste (Croatian Roads – public road infrastructure management company)
Funding: co-financed from the Cohesion Fund of the European Union
Country: Croatia
Duration: 7/2017 – 12/2023
Project description:
Pelješac bridge is part of ‘Road connection with southern Dalmatia’ project – Direct road link between disconnected Croatian regions. Project includes construction of the bridge 2,4 km long, and connecting and access roads. The value of the project is 526 million euros, the investor is Croatian Roads, and the project is co-financed from the Cohesion Fund of the European Union.
The bridge spans Mali Ston Bay designated as special marine reserve. Construction on sea included drilling and placing over 130 piles into the seabed, meant to support 10 bridge supporting columns. Works in the sea and on the seabed and the constant presence of work machinery were a constant risk for this sensitive marine ecosystem.
Services performed:
Services included environmental monitoring of environmental components and ecological network, on sea and land, for Pelješac bridge and its access roads. Environmental monitoring was performed during pre-construction, construction and first year operation period.