The Land Development Agency of Belgrade yesterday officially announced the beginning of a long-awaited expansion project of approach ramps for Pancevo bridge. The project involves upgrading and reconstruction of access ramps in the direction towards Pancevo.

The project of the new traffic regulation in this intersection exists for a very long time. We could say that full access loop at the Pancevo bridge was never completed, creating a direct intersection of vehicles turning left out of Despot Stefan Boulevard towards the Pancevo bridge and vehicles from the Visnjicka street going to the city center. The original design of the bridge has also left the possibility of upgrading two other approaches that would make up a bridge connection on the level of Dunavska street, but even that part of the project was never realized.

Not long ago the theme of the new regulation at Pancevo Bridge was re-actualized and the public was presented with a project that included construction of a new double ramp approach to the bridge from both directions, as well as the expansion of Despot Stefan Boulevard. This traffic addition would prevent traffic jams on the bridge access, it would significantly increase the flow of traffic and safety on one of the riskiest points known for incidents.

The long-awaited works were officially announced yesterday, and according to officials construction will begin in two months. However, at this moment it was announced that City will enter the building of only one side of access loop. It is planned to construct ramp in the direction towards Pancevo, as well as the planned expansion of Despot Stefan Boulevard. The other side of the loop, which should allow easy access to vehicles from the direction of the Pancevo bridge towards Visnjica will still have to wait for better times. Is it a lack of funds or something else, it is unknown.

The new ramp will be mostly constructed on the embankment, so that there will be no need to build a large number of columns, and new access ramp also requires 88 meters of the bridge construction to be replaced. Its length will amount to 200 meters, 7 meters wide, with one transport and one emergency lane. Two new lanes will be constructed in the Boulevard of Despot Stefan, which will help better traffic flow on the access of the new ramps. Boulevard will be extended to a length of 375 meters, and will equiped with new bus stops and additional pedestrian paths.

The investment cost of the entire project is estimated at 247 million dinars, and the deadline for completion is end of 2012.

Direkcija za građevinsko zemljište Beograda juče je zvanično najavila početak dugo očekivanog projekta proširenja prilazne petlje Pančevackom mostu. Projekat podrazumeva dogradnju i obnovu prilazne rampe u pravcu ka Pančevu.

Projekat nove saobraćajne regulacije na ovom ukraštanju pravaca postoji jako dugo. Možemo reći da prilazna petlja na Pančevačkom mostu nikada nije završena, pa je dolazilo do direktnog ukrštanja vozila koja skreću levo iz Bulevara despota Stefana ka Pančevačkom mostu i vozila koja iz Višnjičke ulice idu ka centru grada. Originalni projekat mosta je takođe ostavio mogućnost dogradnje još dva prilaza koji bi činili vezu sa mostom na nivou Dunavske ulice, ali ni taj deo projekta nikad nije realizovan.

Ne tako davno ponovo je aktuelizovana tema nove regulacije na petlji kod Pančevackog mosta i javnosti je prezentovan projekat koji je uključivao izgradnju nove dvostruke rampe za prilaz mostu iz oba pravca, kao i proširenje bulevara Despota Stefana. Na ovaj način bi se sprečilo ukrštanje saobraćaja, značajno bi se povećala protočnost saobraćaja i značajno bi se povećala bezbednost na jednoj od najrizičnijih tačaka poznatoj po incidentima.

Dugo očekivani radovi na ovim rampama su juče i zvanično najavljeni, a prema rečima zvaničnika radovi će početi za dva meseca. Međutim, u ovom trenutku objavljeno je da će se ući u izgradnju samo jedne strane nove petlje. Biće izgradjena strana u pravcu Pančeva, kao i planirano proširenje Bulevara Despota Stefana. Druga strana petlje koja treba da omogući jednostavan pristup vozila iz pravca Panceva prema Višnjici će ipak morati da sačeka neka bolja vremena. Da li se radi o nedostatku sredstava ili nečem drugom nije poznato.

Nova rampa će biti najvecim delom izgradnjena na nasipu, tako da neće biti potrebe da se gradi veliki broj stubova, ali će za potrebe dogradnje biti zamenjeno 88 metara mostovske konstrukcije. Njena dužina iznosiće 200 metara, širine 7 metara sa jednom saobracajnom i jednom zaustavnom trakom. Takođe će biti izgrađene i nove dve trake u Bulevaru Despota Stefana, koje će pomoci bolju protočnost na prilazima novoj rampi. Bulevar će biti proširen u dužini od 375 metara, a biće postavljena i nova autobuska stajališta uz dodatne pešačke staze.

Investiciona cena celog projekta se procenjuje na 247 miliona dinara, a rok za završetak je kraj 2012.