📋 Tender Overview
The new harbor edge already has clear contours and the silhouettes of new seating steps are also visible. Construction work on the expansion of the harbor for small vessels in Hodonin is proceeding according to schedule. The project must be completed by the start of the navigation season when in less than two months the ceremonial unlocking of the Bata Canal and the Morava River will take place.
The project is a key piece in extending the navigability of the Bata Canal to Hodonin. The capacity of the original public harbor at the Hodonin dam will double due to the expansion providing space for mooring boats arriving from the Bata Canal says Lubomir Fojtu director of the Czech Waterways Administration.
A solid pier is currently being constructed which will have a usable length of 47 meters. Four floating jetties will be connected to it allowing for the mooring of up to eight small boats. The jetties will be installed only at the very end of the construction work and will be secured to the pier structure so that they can be folded downstream if necessary. The emerging relaxation terraces have concrete foundations and are ready for the installation of final prefabricated parts. The adjacent slope and surroundings will also be modified including stairs for the rowing club. Once the construction is completed the entire area will ensure the safe operation of small recreational vessels from the Bata Canal traditional rowing sports and personal excursion boats.
This winter was not completely mild which always significantly affects the construction process. Nevertheless we have intensified the work to complete everything by the required deadline by the end of April says Tomas Hrabina regional director of SWIETELSKY construction company.
The installation of the jetties which are a kind of symbolic finishing touch to the harbor construction should take place in the first half of April adds Karel Mazanek sales director of the second contracting company LABSKA machinery and construction.
We are pleased that the harbor is literally growing before our eyes and that no unexpected complications have arisen during the construction. This allows us to look forward to its commissioning on May 1 during the official start of the navigation season. We also expect greater interest from tourists arriving by water from the new lock Rohatec-Sudomerice states the mayor of the city Libor Strecha.
Restrictions on passage along the adjacent bike path will last for safety reasons until the end of April. In the case of heavy machinery movement the road will be completely closed for short periods.
The construction is being carried out by the consortium SWIETELSKY - LABSKA with the leading partner SWIETELSKY stavebni s.r.o. and the second partner LABSKA machinery and construction company s.r.o. The total costs of 24.9 million CZK are financed by the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure.
