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PENINSULA PELJESAC BRIDGE |
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Connecting Peljesac peninsula via road with the rest of the country
Description: 2,374 meters long bridge, 55 meters high and 21 meters wide ensuring 4 traffic tracks. The project is worth approximately 265 million euros and it will be financed by the Croatian Roads and by loans from the European Investment Banks.
Timeline:
The Peljesac bridge project continues regardless of the crises. The project time frame has only be prolonged but not canceled.
Significance:
- More effective linkage to Southern Croatia, Dubrovnik County; not taking passage through Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Time efficient and cost effective route since the bridge will cut down the distance for travelers going from Peljesac to Dubrovnik.
- Better promotion of Peljesac peninsula, since it will become a more frequent spot.
- Significant impact on the property prices on the Peljesac peninsula but primarily on the increase in the number of investments on the peninsula
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NEW BRIDGE ON CIOVO ISLAND |
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Reduction of the heavy traffic during the season causing long traffic queues Description: 523 meter long movable bridge, 5,45 meters wide and 7 meters above the sea level. The bridge will be built in the proximity of Trogir town.
Timeline: TBA
Significance:
- The new bridge will “overtake” some of the traffic on the old bridge that gets overcrowded easily and causes chaos during the period of high season.
- Better connectivity with the Ciovo island |
Objective: To connect Inland Dalmatia and the A1 highway output with the coastline
Description: 4,045 meters of length, located in Mt.Biokovo, starting point Rastovac; and Bast (on the Makarska Riviera) as final point. The project is worth approximately 316 million kuna and that includes only hard works. The total cost for air fans, light system and tunnel decoration are still not projected.
Timeline: At the moment 7 meters of tunnel are made per day. June 2010 as an opening date.
Significance:
- Sveti Ilija tunnel is of a great significance for the entire region of Central and South Dalmatia primarily because it will connect the highway output directly with the coastline; enabling easier linkage to highway when traveling to/from Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Rijeka and the rest of the West Europe.
- The area of Inland Dalmatia will result with an impulsive increase in property investment interest and that is primarily due to the less expensive property (land) prices and the proximity of the sea (only 10 minutes drive through the tunnel). |
Description: Highway to Dubrovnik starts at Sestanovac where currently construction works on 65 kilometers road are being undertaken towards the Ploce point.
From the Ploce down toDubrovnik; it is still into consideration whether to continue with the road over Bosnia Herzegovina territory or not.
Timeline: TBA
Significance:
- South of Croatia gets better connectivity with the rest of the country
- Time efficient means of transportation
- The whole country connected with highway |
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EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIPS |
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Description: Applied for EU membership in 2003. Completion of all chapters projected for the first part of 2010.
Recent events:
Croatia Could Enter EU In First Half Of 2010. Croatia's entry into the European Union could occur within
the first half of 2010, according to statements made by European Commission and Croatian officials. The ex-Yugoslav republic's entry into the European Union has been stalled this summer, largely due to a longstanding maritime border dispute with neighboring Slovenia. European Commissioner Olli Rehn cited several conditions that Croatia must meet, such as resolving the border dispute with Slovenia, improving its judiciary, cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for ex-Yugoslavia and reforming its dockyards. If these conditions are met, "We can envisage completing negotiations in the first half of 2010," Rehn told the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee in Brussels. Croatian Chief Negotiator Vladimir Drobnjak said in an interview much of the work aligning Croatia's legal framework with European Union standards has already been completed. "I can say with confidence we have entered the final stage of the process," Drobnjak said. Once the dispute with Slovenia has been worked out, Croatia will be able to wrap up the accession process in well under a year, he said.
Timeline: Expected 2010.
Significance: Free trade zone, labor movements, open market, European Union funds. |
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Description: New low budget airline flying from Bristol to Split
Timeline: Currently
Significance:
- Cheaper flights to and from Croatia
- Greater interest in traveling to Croatia. |
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PRIMOSTEN WON A GOLDEN FLOWER |
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Description: Primosten, a seaside village near town of Sibenik won a “golden flower of Europe” in the category of 26.000 European settlements.
Significance: Recognition and regional promotion. |
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WINES FROM PELJESAC IN NEW YORK RESTAURANTS |
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Description: Bura/Mrgudic families, export their wines to New York with limited production of approximately 2,000 bottles per vintage from which 50% is intended for export.
Significance: Promotion of Peljesac wine region and Croatia overall. |
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TERMINAL CHANGES ON HEATHROW |
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Those of you traveling with Croatian Airlines via London Heathrow airport will soon start departing from Terminal 1, instead Terminal 3.
Make sure you check your terminal before arriving to the airport. |
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