The Traffic Administration is planning to build a 42-meter-long Ravnjak Bridge on the Đurđevića Tara-Mojkovac road, in the town of Bistrica. The Ravnjak (Bistrica) river will flow under this bridge, which could become muddy due to the construction work due to the excavation of the foundations, so it is recommended to work in the summer and autumn when it dries up.
This is stated in the request for the need to prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment Study, which the Administration submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency on April 8.
It is emphasized that during the construction of the Ravnjak bridge, standard pollution present on construction sites is expected, and that it will be of a local character, while the projected speed of movement will be 50 kilometers per hour. It is also stated that for the purposes of developing the conceptual design, no geotechnical study was carried out, but structural and geological engineers observed the location and decided on the foundation, that is, that the foundations will be built deep on piles and supported on rocks.
It is emphasized that the projected speed will be around 50 kilometers per hour.
"During the works, the Ravnjak (Bistrica) watercourse may be occasionally turbid, and this can only occur mechanically, due to a possible landslide of the excavation for the bridge foundations. However, if the works are carried out during the summer, this impact can be avoided, since the river dries up at that time. There are no protected buildings or cultural and historical heritage assets in the part of the zone where the bridge construction site is located, as well as in its surroundings. In the immediate vicinity of the site on the southeast side, near the Ravnjak (Bistrica) riverbed, there are several individual residential buildings," the request states.
The document explains that the bridge is located on the upper part of the Ravnjak River, which is called Suvoravnjak because there is no water in it almost all year round because it dries up. On both sides of the planned bridge there is a deciduous forest that will be removed, but it is emphasized that the negative impacts during the implementation of the project and the use of the route will not be significant.
It is stated that there is no agricultural land or protected natural or cultural assets nearby, but that the construction will not have much impact on organisms in the watercourse because the foundations can be laid during the dry season. It is also emphasized that the impact of the bridge on soil quality will be small.
"In the initial phase of the construction of the bridge and access roads, the route will be cleared, i.e. the land cover will be removed from the areas that will be occupied by the access roads and bridge foundations, and thus the plant cover, i.e. deciduous vegetation, will be removed, which will to a certain extent negatively affect the flora and fauna of the location," the request states.
The urban planning and technical requirements for the development of technical documentation for the new Ravnjak bridge and access roads were issued by the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property in June 2024, while the project is being built in accordance with the spatial and urban plan of Mojkovac.
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