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Residents avoid opening windows as Zagreb street waits months for resurfacing

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Kostelska Street in Zagreb has remained damaged since water infrastructure works began last autumn, despite the replacement of its pipes.
  • Residents report dust, potholes, puddles and unsafe movement, while one nearby worker said a colleague broke her leg after falling on the uneven surface.
  • Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević acknowledged delays, which the city attributed to questions during the public procurement process.

Residents of Kostelska Street in Zagreb say they have spent months living beside a road that raises dust every time a car passes.

It has been dug up like this for more than a year

— MuhamedA Kostelska Street resident described how long the road has remained unfinished.

The street in the Trešnjevka district was dug up for water infrastructure works that began last autumn. The pipes have since been replaced, but the road has not been resurfaced, leaving residents to cross a large temporary construction site by car, bicycle and on foot.

Muhamed, a local resident, said the street had been dug up for more than a year. He described dust entering homes during the summer and said cars needed washing every few days. Residents also report increasingly deep potholes, uneven sections, puddles after rain and difficult conditions for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

There is so much dust that you have to wash your car every few days. This is not even such a long street that it could not be resurfaced within a normal timeframe. Everyone is waiting for it to be done so we can drive and park normally

— MuhamedHe described the daily impact of the unfinished road.

The uneven surface has also caused an injury, according to Petar, who works nearby. He said a colleague fell on the road and broke her leg. Another resident, Gordana, took a more patient view, saying the worn-out infrastructure had to be replaced and that residents could not complain whenever something broke while also objecting to repair work.

My colleague fell here because of the uneven asphalt and broke her leg

— PetarA nearby worker cited an injury linked to the road’s condition.

The city has received repeated emails from residents seeking information about when construction will continue and how long it will take. Mayor Tomislav Tomašević acknowledged in July that the project was late, attributing the delay to repeated questions and answers from potential contractors during the procurement process. The procurement has since ended. The city published a tender for extraordinary maintenance on April 22, with an estimated value of 650,000 euros excluding VAT, and awarded the contract to GKT-GRADIN. Work worth nearly 600,000 euros is expected to begin on Thursday.

Kostelska is late, and that is a fact. It is late because, during the public procurement process, we had a series of questions and answers from potential contractors

— Tomislav TomaševićThe Zagreb mayor acknowledged the project’s delay.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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