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Jelsa Harbour Undergoing Major Reconstruction

By 4 January 2016

The major works to transform Jelsa on Hvar continue.

After a wharf at the harbour of Jelsa on the island of Hvar unexpectedly collapsed at the end of March last year, its reconstruction has finally begun. Employees of the Skladgradnja construction company are doing the construction works in accordance with the project prepared by Obala company from Split. All the works should be completed within three months, reports Slobodna Dalmacija on January 4, 2016.

"The investor of the project is the Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority, while the reconstruction will cost about four million kuna. However, within the same project but with different contractors, we are also continuing with the second phase of the complex project of upgrading the existing maritime infrastructure of the Jelsa port. This includes the reconstruction of the 55-metre long Kanun breakwater, the reconstruction of riprap and the renovation of the beach on the other side of the breakwater. The total investment will be worth as much as 14 million kuna", Jelsa Mayor Nikša Peronja said, adding that everything should be completed by 15 June 2016 at the latest.

The port of Jelsa earlier made history with the opening of a seaplane line to Split and with the reconstruction of the existing 100-metre long quay wall on the south side, where a new mooring was built. The Jelsa Mayor claims that the municipality already has preliminary plans to upgrade and construct outer breakwaters (Iga and St. Antony), as well as a marina within the inner part of the breakwaters. It is said that a large investor is interested in these projects.

The next step is the provision of all necessary project documents and application for the concession for a period of 20 to 30 years, which is expected to happen by April next year. With the implementation of this truly complex project, Jelsa would become the only place in the Mediterranean with as many as four breakwaters, with beautiful beaches and promenades, and it would get an architecturally beautifully designed bay, especially well protected, with as many as 180 nautical berths.

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