STORY: China-built Peljesac Bridge boosts development in Croatia
DATELINE: July 28, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:48
LOCATION: Zagreb
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Peljesac bridge and traffic
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GORAN LEGAC, Project manager at the Croatian Roads
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GORAN LEGAC, Project manager at the Croatian Roads
4. various of tourists at Peljesac Peninsula
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GORAN LEGAC, Project manager at the Croatian Roads
6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GORAN LEGAC, Project manager at the Croatian Roads
7. various of tourists at Peljesac Peninsula
8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): GORAN LEGAC, Project manager at the Croatian Roads
 
STORYLINE:
 
The China-built Peljesac Bridge has been in operation in Croatia for a year.
 
The 2.4-km-long bridge connects Croatia's mainland with the Peljesac Peninsula on the country's southern Adriatic coast. 
 
It was constructed by a Chinese consortium led by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and was largely funded by the European Union.
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GORAN LEGAC, Project manager at the Croatian Roads
"This collaboration and this partnership obviously ended up with a successful project, which is now in use."
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GORAN LEGAC, Project manager at the Croatian Roads
"During the use of the Peljesac link and the bridge itself over the last year, more than 2.3 million vehicles passed the Peljesac Bridge."
 
The bridge has improved people's lives, cut travel time to the Adriatic coast and increased economic opportunities for the region.
 
SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GORAN LEGAC, Project manager at the Croatian Roads
"This bridge means the connection and finally-connected territory of the state."
 
SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GORAN LEGAC, Project manager at the Croatian Roads
"According to the opinion of the local people and general opinion of the general public, it is not just very important, but it is crucial for that part of the far south of Croatia."
 
SOUNDBITE 5 (English): GORAN LEGAC, Project manager at the Croatian Roads
"This means for tourism that this region is not only, let's say, for people to passing to the final destination, but now it is destination for a lot of people coming for their holidays in spending in Peljesac and Korcula island and this region."
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zagreb.
(XHTV)