Dugi Otok – Project “Upgrade of Sali City Port”
As part of the Operational Program Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 – 2020, the Zadar County Port Authority will soon start implementing the project “Upgrade of Sali City Port on Dugi Otok”. The start of work has been announced for October 1.
The total value of the project is HRK 90.5 million, of which 85% is co-financed from EU funds, and 15% is co-financed by the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure.
The estimated duration of the project is 38 months. The aim is to increase the safety of maritime traffic in the port of Sali, to provide transport services throughout the year and to further connect Dugi Otok with the mainland. The implementation of the project has a positive impact on improving the accessibility of Dugi Otok for its inhabitants.
The existing Sali port infrastructure is insufficient
The existing port infrastructure of the port of Sali, where the year-round line services of lines 9406 Zadar-Sali-Zaglav-Bršanj-Zadar and 406 Zadar-Sali take place, does not meet current or future security needs due to its technical characteristics.
Due to the current infrastructural condition, the port needs to be upgraded in order to enable safe and regular maritime traffic, which would meet the needs of the local population.
Unsafe berthing of ships in the port of Sali and irregular maritime traffic negatively affect the quality of life of the local population, which urgently needs a quality connection to the mainland, for administrative, economic, educational and other reasons.
Project interventions
The works that will be performed within the project are:
- Construction of the shore in the length of 149.5 m or 141.5 m net length of the mooring line with a provided draft of 4 m which is performed on 72 reinforced concrete piles with a diameter of 800/870 mm
- Landscaping of the coastal area behind the newly built coast
- Construction of the main breakwater for protection against waves in a total length of 116 m, which is performed as a structure on 18 drilling reinforced concrete piles with a diameter of 1300/1380 mm
The new shore and the inner side of the main breakwater will be used to moor vessels in public transport, excursion boats and nautical tourism vessels. The construction of the breakwater allows the use of the outside of the breakwater for occasional short-term mooring of various vessels during the summer and appropriate weather conditions.
Source: Otoci.eu
