Construction site visit to Zlatar Bistrica
The third official construction site visit was held od July 11, 2022. in Zlatar Bistrica, where part of the work is being carried out as part of the project Construction of the waste water collection and drainage system of the drainage system Zabok and the drainage system Zlatar.
“Works on the construction of the waste water collection and drainage system have heated up quite a bit”, stated the director of the Zagorski Vodovod Mario Mihovilić today in Zlatar Bistrica, where the activities of the Zlatar Agglomeration project were presented. The Zlatar agglomeration covers the area of the city of Zlatar and the municipalities of Lobor, Konjščina, Zlatar Bistrica and Marija Bistrica. The contracts were signed in June 2019, and the value of the investment is almost HRK 90 million, Mihovilić pointed out.
He presented how the works started in Lobor, and now they have spread to the area of the town of Zlatar, Zlatar Bistrica and Marije Bistrica, and that they will start in the area of Konjščina in the fall. “In the area of Lobor, most of the works have been completed, there is still the rehabilitation of roads with an asphalt layer, and this should be resolved during the summer. In Zlatar Bistrica, a wastewater treatment plant worth around HRK 50 million is being built. When it is built, all waste water from the mentioned municipalities will be purified and then discharged into the Krapinica river, which will significantly contribute to the ecology”, he pointed out. Mihovilić also mentioned that there will be free connections to every yard throughout the Agglomeration and asked the citizens for a little more patience.
Project manager Diego Chersi pointed out that the area of the Zlatar Agglomeration includes the construction of 54 kilometers of gravity pipes, almost 3 kilometers of pressure pipelines, 11 pieces of overflow and hydraulic structures, 23 pieces of pumping stations and about 1,500 preparations for household connections. So far, 15 to 20 percent of the works have been completed. “Now we are in a phase where it is difficult to see goals and projects because of the dust, but believe me, it will pass. The contractor is motivated to carry out as much work as possible now during the summer, which is the most convenient time to work,” commented the project manager.
Let us add that the contractor is the company CGP from Novi Mesto with partners Niskogradnja Hren from Donja Stubica and the company Riko from Ljubljana, and according to the current pace, the works should be completed by the middle of next year. The representative of the contractor, the company CGP, Jure Pregelj, pointed out that he will try to carry out the works within the agreed deadlines.
The mayor of Zlatar Bistrica municipality, Mrs. Vesna Mikulec, head of the Single Administrative Department of the municipality of Zlatar Bistrica, Mrs. Marija Horvat, representatives of the project holder, Zagorski vodovod d.o.o., director Mario Mihovilić, project manager Diego Chersi, representatives of the contract executor and representatives of the media participated in the construction site visit and presentation of works.
The project manager, as well as the mayor of the municipality of Zlatar Bistrica, Mrs. Vesna Mikulec, emphasized the importance of the project to improve the water utility infrastructure, not only for the improvement of the utility system and better utility services for residents, but also for the preservation of the natural wealth of this area.