CEF – POR2CORE – Prague Pier Extension

Connecting European Facility – POR2CORE – Prague Pier Extension
Studies for upgrade of Port of Rijeka infrastructure  – Prague Pier Extension (POR2CORE -Prague Pier Extension)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Prague Pier extension project provides the prerequisites for a new traffic solution by effectively connecting the city and port roads in the Rijeka Basin with the state road DC 403. The new traffic solution includes the extension of Riva Street to the West, the construction of a road connection to Prague Pier and the connection to the new harbor road, which will provide direct access to the western exit to the Rijeka bypass via DC 403.

Another important component of the project is port warehouses 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, which are located in the immediate vicinity of the Prague Pier, and are registered in the Register of Protected Cultural Properties of the Republic of Croatia. Warehouse 22 is included in the concession at the Zagreb Deep Sea container terminal, and the concessionaire will make it into its business headquarters in the coming period. After the completion of the expansion of the Prague Pier, the well-known Metropolis warehouse complex (port warehouses 18, 19, 20 and 21) is separated from the port area and becomes a publicly accessible industrial heritage free for conversion into various urban facilities. The Prague Pier extension project is of great importance for the development of the port area in the Rijeka Basin, but it is equally important for the citizens of Rijeka and the wider social community.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

• Preparation of technical documentation for works on the extension of the Prague waterfront
• Drafting of conceptual solutions and environmental impact studies with the outcome of a decision on the acceptability of the intervention for the environment
• Implementation of geodetic and geotechnical investigation works
• Drafting of preliminary and main projects and obtaining location and construction permits for the extension of the Prague pier in the port of Rijeka

PROJECT GOALS

• Create technical documentation for works on the expansion of the Prague waterfront, which will contribute to the development of the basic infrastructure at the general cargo terminal in the Rijeka Basin. This will create the conditions for increasing the operating area in order to enable the docking of larger vessels and the unloading or loading of cargo with/on them, as well as improving the connection of maritime and rail traffic in the port of Rijeka, along with an analysis of the needs for supplying ships with electricity from the mainland.
• Complete the environmental prerequisites for the start of the works, create technical documentation for the execution of the works, fulfill the procurement prerequisites before the start of the works.

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS

• On December 7, 2021, the Grant Agreement was signed between the CINEA Executive Agency and the Rijeka Port Authority. The total value of the contract is estimated at 3,589,900 euros.
• On January 9, 2023, the Port of Rijeka Authority signed the Contract for the preparation of study-project documentation for the extension of the Prague Pier. The contract was signed with the Community of Business Entities consisting of RIJEKAPROJEKT d.o.o. from Rijeka and OPUSGEO d.o.o. from Zagreb. The value of the contract is EUR 2,460,349.06 including VAT (EUR 1,968,279.25 + EUR 492,069.81 VAT). open!