Croatia-Peljesac Bridge Opening

Shotlist

Komarna, Croatia – July 27, 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Peljesac Bridge
2. Croatian President Zoran Milanovic walking
3. People gathering at bridge opening ceremony
4. Various of dance, music performance, jets in formation flying over
5. SOUNDBITE (Croatian) Zoran Milanovic, Croatian President (partially overlaid with shot 6):
“It is the talent, knowledge, effort and courage of the designers and builders that gave this bridge its beauty. This bridge is shining bright tonight, and I want to say thank you for your hard work.”
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6. Fireworks
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7. Ceremony in progress
8. SOUNDBITE (Croatian) Andrej Plenkovic, Croatian Prime Minister (partially overlaid with shot 9):
“This is a historic day for Croatia. Our joy, pride and gratitude are beyond words. We are happy that we realized a project that is truly national, strategic, all-Croatian and supra-party. This is a project for future generations to be proud of. We are proud to be a part of the generation that achieved such a great feat. It is worth mentioning that this project also brought us and China closer together.”
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9. Attendees
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10. Various of fireworks

FILE: Komarna, Croatia – 2020 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
11. Time-lapse footage of bridge construction

FILE: Komarna, Croatia – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of time-lapse footage of bridge construction
13. Aerial shots of finished bridge

Storyline

Croatia’s Chinese-built Peljesac Bridge opened Tuesday for transport in the village of Komarna, connecting the two parts of the country’s coastline for the first time.

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, government officials and Chinese Ambassador to Croatia Qi Qianjin attended a launch ceremony.

“It is the talent, knowledge, effort and courage of the designers and builders that gave this bridge its beauty. This bridge is shining bright tonight, and I want to say thank you for your hard work,” said Milanovic at the ceremony.

“This is a historic day for Croatia. Our joy, pride and gratitude are beyond words. We are happy that we realized a project that is truly national, strategic, all-Croatian and supra-party. This is a project for future generations to be proud of. We are proud to be a part of the generation that achieved such a great feat. It is worth mentioning that this project also brought us and China closer together,” said Plenkovic.

The Peljesac Bridge symbolizes the fruitful cooperation between China and Croatia within the framework of a broader cooperation scheme between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC), according to Chinese Ambassador Qi Qianjin.

It is also the largest infrastructure project undertaken by the Chinese side in Croatia, illustrating the strong cooperation between China and Europe, Qi told local media.

Qi said that a Chinese consortium led by China Road and Bridge Corporation has overcome the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and completed the project on schedule.

Thousands of visitors attended the launch ceremony featuring traditional songs and folk dances, a boat procession and a fireworks display.

Owing to the new bridge, the two parts of the Croatian coastline are connected for the first time in the country’s modern history, which represents a fulfillment of the decades-long aspiration of Croatians to achieve territorial continuity.

The total length of the cable-stayed bridge with six pylons and steel box girders is 2.4 kilometers. The Chinese consortium won the bid to build the Peljesac Bridge and its access roads in 2018.

A total of 18 design and consulting enterprises and 45 construction companies in the EU, and 112 global equipment and material suppliers participated in the project.