`BRIDGE ON GABROVACKA RIVER IS NOT GOOD ACCORDING TO THE CITIZENS`

 22.02.2010.

The citizens of Visegradska street in Delijski Vis settlement, are not satisfied with project realization of the project of bridge construction on Gabrovacka river, that will be connecting this part of settled area with Crvena zvezda in direction to Faculty of Natural Sciences. They blocked the works on this objec tfor the second time.

After the call of work performer, the location was visited by the representatives of Ministry of Internal Affairs – said Ivan Krstic, one of the people living in Visegradska street and informed the press and Palilula Municipal representatives.

One month ago the people living here sent the petition to the City and Public Enterprise Directorate for city and land development to examine once again the offered solution of the project of bridge construction and all consequences it would have to the area. Zoran Milic, also one of the residents of Visegradska street, says that people living here are angry because no one had ever consulted them before the constructional works began. `We do not have anything against the bridge, but we think that is impermissible to make problems to all the people living here. About hundred families would not be able to enter their houses and yards since the level of the street would be about 30 cm higher. We are asking the authorities from the City to answer us: what shall we do with our cars? They could not be parked in the streets since the traffic in two directions is planned, and the question is how to park them in our yards since they will be lower in a sort of hole`-  explains Milic.

From the Directorate for city and land development it was sent a message to these people that no one would give up the works and that the people living here should make approaching ramps to their yards. This additionally disturbed the citizens. `Everything is done according to project documentation `– people from Directorate say. `During the decision about the works performing all the authorized services were consulted and licenses were provided. The level of the street should be lifted so to prevent eventual incidence of water level rise and this future bridge to be flooded`.  Since during the previous period there have not been reached any expected agreement with the citizens the meeting with the authorities of Palilula - Milan Djurdjevic, president of Palilula Assembly and member of Municipal Council Milan Stevanovic was also agreed, who came out at the location. On this occasion in the presence of media and representatives of local self government the arguments of citizens about the need of stopping further works on this bridge were put forward. The citizens do not give up from their requests to find certain solution that will be in the function of normal quality life of all the residents. The investor emphasizes that bridge structuring on Gabrovacka river is a part of attempts to improve traffic communication in the city.