Preparation of study and design documentation for the modernization of M202 Zagreb GK – Rijeka railway line, Karlovac – Oštarije section

Section Karlovac – Oštarije (39.1 km) is an integral part of the main corridor railway line for international traffic M202 Zagreb Main Station – Rijeka on the corridor RH2 and is also part of the section Rijeka – Zagreb – Budapest on the Mediterranean corridor.

On 6 December 2018 HŽ Infrastruktura d.o.o. signed the Grant Agreement KK.07.5.1.08.0001 as part of the Operational Program “Competitiveness and Cohesion” 2014 – 2020 (OPCC) from the Cohesion Fund with the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (MSTI) and Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFCA). The value of the Grant Agreement is EUR 11.4 million, and the total eligible costs amount to EUR 9.2 million. The maximum amount for co-financing of eligible costs of the Project EUR 7.8 million or 85 percent is co-financed from the OPCC, and the remaining amount of EUR 1.4 million or 15 percent, is co-financed from the State Budget of the Republic of Croatia.

The Project implementation period according to the Grant Agreement is 12/2018 – 12/2023.

The signed Grant Agreement covers the following activities:

  1. Project management
  2. Publicity and visibility
  3. Study documentation – Feasibility Study, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Environmental Impact Assessment
  4. Project documentation – Preliminary Design with the obtaining of location permits, the Main Design with the obtaining of building permits, settlement of property rights, procurement documentation for works/supervision, project application.

On 8 December 2020 HŽ Infrastruktura d.o.o. signed Contract for preparation of study documentation with a consortium consisting of EKONERG – institut za energetiku i zaštitu okoliša d.o.o. and MOBILITA EVOLVA d.o.o. in the amount of EUR 0.6 million.

The Contract includes the preparation of:

  1. Feasibility Study
  2. Cost-Benefit Analysis
  3. Environmental Impact Assessment.

The goal of the Project, as well as the expected result includes the preparation of study and project documentation for the modernization and construction of the route Zagreb – Rijeka connecting the wider area of Karlovac and Oštarije, while meeting the technical and technological conditions that must be met by the main corridor railway lines for international traffic.

The preparation of the study documentation provides the basis for the next phase of preparation, i.e., the preparation of project documentation and for the phase of execution of works, for which it is planned to secure EU funds in the upcoming period.

For more information, please contact korporativne.komunikacije@hzinfra.hr .

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