{"id":11048,"date":"2021-10-18T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T18:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/?p=11048"},"modified":"2021-10-18T20:12:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T18:12:00","slug":"new-bridge-connects-bih-with-croatia-across-the-river-sava","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/news\/new-bridge-connects-bih-with-croatia-across-the-river-sava\/","title":{"rendered":"New bridge connects BiH with Croatia across the River Sava"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">On 15 October, steel construction works joined up to complete the bridge at the border town of Gradi\u0161ka on the Sava River. The European Union is co-funding the building of this bridge \u2013 one of the most important regional infrastructure projects connecting Bosnia and Herzegovina with Croatia \u2013 providing grants worth \u20ac3.2 million. This grant support is combined with a \u20ac65 million loan from<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eib.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the European Investment Bank (EIB),\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">the lending arm of the EU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The bridge is expected to have a radical impact on the local economies, and stimulate wider connections and exchange between the Western Balkans and the EU. As a main border crossing point, Gradi\u0161ka has been a bottleneck for decades. This bridge will cut waiting times and improve the flow of goods and people. Part of the road Corridor Vc connecting the north and south of BiH and linking to the wider trans-European core network, the bridge will provide <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">an essential transport link not only for the two countries but also for the rest of Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Speaking at the official ceremony marking the bridge connection, Stefano Ellero, Head of Cooperation <\/span><\/em><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">at<\/span><\/em><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina, said: \u201cThe European Union has been a key partner in creation of this core road transport network connecting Bosnia and Herzegovina with Europe. Just two weeks ago, the Svilaj bridge was officially opened by the President of the European Commission and, as she stated, this symbolic act of connecting two parts means connecting people and cultures.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201cThis comes at a key time in the period of recovery from the pandemic and its impact on the economy and lives of citizens; this will boost trade, economic recovery and growth.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The bridge is part of a bigger project that <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">includes the construction of modern border crossing facilities, and the section of Route 2a motorway between Banja Luka and Gradi\u0161ka already completed in 2011. 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