Annex 3
ANNEX 3:
LIST OF IWT PROJECTS IN THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN (STATUS 1 JANUARY 2012)
This list summarises Inland Waterways Transport projects in the Danube River Basin. This list is based on proposals by the Member States of the Danube Commission
(DC), checked by the stakeholders in 2007 in frame of the process on the Joint Statement on Guiding Principles for the Development of Inland Navigation and
Environmental Protection in the Danube River Basin and will be updated in the future.
The list is based on the information from "Plan for major works on the achievement of recommended fairway parameters, hydrotechnical and other facilities on the
Danube", adopted by DC, Decision DK/TAG/77/13 of December 15, 2011, and on analysis made within "EU Strategy for the Danube Region".
Project name/ Location
1. Danube:
Straubing-Vilshofen
(km 2319.30 – 2249.90)
Country
Germany
Project type
Navigation – TENs
(TEN-Т projects)
Project status
(1 January 2012)
Variant-independent studies
about the extension of the
Danube
Straubing
and
Vilshofen (10/2008-12/2012)
Short description/ Comments
River engineering measures to regulate
the 69 km long free-flowing section of
the River Danube between Straubing and
Vilshofen. Several possible solutions
have been identified and a study for a
variant-independent evaluation for the
mitigation of this bottleneck is funded by
the TEN-T budget.
Name of the last study to be undertaken:
"Variant-independent studies about the
extension of the Danube between
Straubing and Vilshofen". This feasibility
study shall review previously proposed
solutions: "variant A" and "variant
C280". Variant A presupposes river
engineering works (groynes, dredging),
variant C280 presupposes building of
retaining structure with lock for vessels
and channel to lock, as well as river
engineering works.
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2.
Danube: Wachau
(km 2037,00 – 2005,00)
Austria
Navigation
Elimination of three critical On the free-flowing section in the
bottlenecks on the Wachau Wachau restricted fairway depths are
section
limited
to
three
critical
fords
(Schwallenbach – km 2022, Spitz – km
2018 and Weissenkirchen – km 2013) on
a total length of three kilometres.
Technical surveys on the improvement of
navigability were produced in 2005 and
2007. These fords can be improved by
maintenance works in combination with
ecological measures. No river bed
stabilisation measures will be necessary.
3.
Danube: Vienna –
the Austrian-Slovakian
border
(km 1921,00 – 1872,70)
Austria
Navigation – TEN-Т
projects,
river
bed
stabilisation
and
ecological improvement
Pilot Project Bad DeutschAltenburg affected 1 km;
on-going since February
2012
Elimination of bottlenecks between
Vienna and the Austrian-Slovakian
border and improvement of the
ecological conditions in the Donau-Auen
National Park.
The project aims to improve the
ecological conditions in the Donau-Auen
National Park as well as the fairway
conditions in this free-flowing section.
Common planning principles were
established
on
the
basis
of
interdisciplinary experts’ agreement in
2004. The projects interdisciplinary
planning approach is widely recognized
as "best practice". Model experiments for
river engineering measures were
undertaken from 2005-2008 at the
Technical University in Vienna. Pilot
Projects have been realized since late
2007. A comprehensive monitoring
program
has
started
in
2005.
Environmental
Impact
Assessment
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(EIA - general allowance) has been
launched
in
connection
with
Comprehensive project.
4.
Danube-Odra-Elbe Canal
Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Austria, Poland, Germany
Navigation
Preliminary
study
for
urbanistic reserve. Discussion
on canal plan within Czech
government
Preliminary study on connecting the
Danube, Odra and Elbe, supported by the
water transport development policy. It
has been discussed for a very long time.
5.
Danube: Port Devinska
Nova Ves
Slovakia
Navigation - port
Baseline study and plan
Port to be built upstream the mouth of the
Morava River
6.
Danube:
Bratislava/Wolfsthal
Slovakia, Austria
Multipurpose project
Plan
Supported by the water transport
development policy in Slovakia
7.
Danube:
Gabcikovo/Nagymaros
(km 1868-1696)
Slovakia, Hungary
Multipurpose project
(power generation,
navigation)
Partly
built:
remedial
measures needed; ongoing
discussion about alternative
scheme of operation
Construction of a multipurpose hydrotechnical system for flood prevention,
navigation improvement, ecological
improvement and power generation on
the Hungarian-Slovakian common border
section of the Danube
Matter related to the completion of the
construction of a multipurpose hydrotechnical system is decided by the
Slovakian and Hungarian competent
authorities,
negotiating
for
the
implementation of the decision of the
International Court of Justice at the
Hague.
8.
Danube:
Hungarian section
Szob – the southern border
of Hungary
(km 1708 - 1443)
Hungary
Navigation - TEN-T
projects
Study for the Szob-Mohács According to the TEN-Т Annual Activity
section (km 708-1443) has Report (2010-2011), implementation
been finished in November works will start until 2013.
2011
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9.
Danube:
right bank from km 1433 –
1382
10. Danube:
Apatin section
(km 1405,60 – 1401,70)
Croatia
Navigation
Implementation phase
The main objectives of the project are to
ensure unhindered and safe navigation
according
to
the
AGN
and
Recommendations of the Danube
Commission, to enable an adequate water
regime, to protect the right river bank of
the Danube from further erosion and to
avoid
fundamental
morphological
changes.
Serbia, Croatia
Multipurpose project
(navigation, unstable bank
protection, flood and ice
protection)
Preparatory phase
Improvement
of
navigation
and
environmental conditions on the common
Croatian-Serbian border section of the
Danube. Riverbed stabilisation and
navigation channel widening; bank, flood
and ice protection.
This bottleneck does not meet the
minimum fairway width requirements by
the Danube Commission. Proposed
measures: dredging, construction of six
groynes and bank protection to increase
fairway width. Project and terms of
reference have been approved. A joint
Croatian-Serbian working group has been
formed to work on this project.
According to the SEETO MAP 20102014, this is a "committed priority
project at advanced stage of maturity".
11.
Danube:Vemelj/Petreš
(km 1391,00-1389,6)
Serbia, Croatia
Navigation
Verification and definition Improvement of difficult navigation
phase
conditions on the common CroatianSerbian border section of the Danube
caused by sharp river bend.
This bottleneck does not meet the
minimum requirements by the Danube
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Commission regarding bend radius.
Proposed measures: river training works
to increase bend radius. Project and terms
of reference have been approved, but
concrete measures are not yet
implemented. According to the SEETO
MAP 2010-2014, this is a "committed
priority project at advanced stage of
maturity".
12.
Danube: Staklar
section(km 1375,901372,30)
Serbia, Croatia
Navigation
Verification and definition Improvement of difficult navigation
phase
conditions on the common CroatianSerbian border section of the Danube
caused by sharp river bend.
This bottleneck does not meet the
minimum requirements by the Danube
Commission regarding bend radius.
Proposed measures: dredging, river
training works to increase bend radius.
Project and terms of reference have been
approved, but concrete measures are not
yet implemented. According to the
SEETO MAP 2010-2014, this is a
"committed priority project at advanced
stage of maturity".
13.
Danube: Sotin section
(km 1323) right bank
Croatia
Navigation
Preparatory phase
This project aims to prevent sand bars
that are obstacles to the navigation as
well as to reduce bank erosion.
14.
Danube: Mohovo section
(km 1309,90-1309,1)
Serbia, Croatia
Navigation
Verification and definition Improvement of difficult navigation
phase
conditions on the common CroatianSerbian section of the Danube caused by
the insufficient fairway width (section
with rocky banks).
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This bottleneck does not meet the
minimum fairway width requirements by
the Danube Commission. Proposed
measures: removing rocks to increase
fairway width. Project and terms of
reference have been approved, but
concrete measures are not yet
implemented. According to the SEETO
MAP 2010-2014, this is a "committed
priority project at advanced stage of
maturity".
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16.
Danube: preparation of
necessary documentation
for river training and
dredging works on
selected locations along
the Danube river in
Serbia
Serbia
Danube:
common Bulgarian –
Romanian section
Bulgaria, Romania
Navigation - TEN-Т
projects
Implementation phase
Critical sections on the Danube river in
Serbia are identified in the Master Plan
for IWW Transport in Serbia (2006).
The fairway parameters on these sections
do not comply with the requirements by
the Danube Commission. River training
works are needed to ensure required
fairway parameters, consequently, to
improve present conditions and safety of
navigation. Elimination of critical
sections will contribute to the transport
development on the Danube – PanEuropean Transport Corridor VI. Project
and tender documentation for the
implementation of the river training
works on 7 critical sections of the
Danube river in Serbia has been
successfully
finalised.
Project
documentation was funded by the
European Fund IPA.
Navigation - TEN-Т
projects
Verification and definition Rehabilitation and improvement of
phase
navigation conditions (river training
works) on the common Bulgarian-
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(km 845,65 – 374,10)
Romanian section of the Danube carried
out as a common Romanian-Bulgarian
project; about 38 bottlenecks have been
identified on this section.
A technical draft feasibility report was
finalised in September 2008, outlining 38
critical sections, of which 29 require
training works and/or dredging in order
to improve navigation conditions. The
final technical feasibility report is
foreseen for the beginning of 2009. On
the basis of this report the Romanian and
Bulgarian competent authorities will
decide on the technical variant of the
project. Feasibility study will be
completed on 31 December 2011.
At the present time, state authorities
initiate
procedures
for
obtaining
environmental permits. After receiving
the environmental permit, they will
launch planning and execution phase.
Bulgaria: Batin island section: km 530.0
- 520.0 (10 km);
Belene island section: km 576.0 - 560.0
(16 km).
Project provides the following measures:
groynes, bank protection, bottom sills,
dredging. The two sections are
considered as two lots within the
common
Bulgarian-Romanian
infrastructure project, they are located in
the section which is under the
maintenance of Bulgaria (km 610 - 375).
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Feasibility study was prepared and
approved by the Romanian competent
authorities in December 2011.
Romanian and Bulgarian competent
authorities are currently initiating
procedures for obtaining environmental
permits.
After
receiving
the
environmental permit, they could start
planning and execution of works.
16.1. Danube: common
Bulgarian –Romanian
section:
Batin (km 530,00-520,00)
and Belene (km 576,00560,00)
17. Danube: Călărasi –
Brăila section (km 375 –
175)
Bulgaria, Romania
Navigation, TEN-T
projects
Preparatory phase
Romania
Navigation, TEN-T
projects
Verification and definition Reduction of low water adverse effects
phase
on
navigation
through
riverbed
calibration and stabilisation as well as
river bank protection along this
Romanian section of the Danube.
Improvement of navigation conditions on
the Romanian section of the Danube
between Călărasi and Brăila – river
engeniring works: annual dredging to
keep old arm of the Danube, estimated at
350.000 m3; bottom sills and guiding
dikes on the side-arms (Bala, Epurasu,
Seica, Ceacaru, Fermecatu, Fasolele,
Calea); bottom sills at the Bala arm
entrance with a crest level of 3,48 m from
ENR in central area and 1,85 m from
ENR in side areas.
With the aim to create a reference data
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bank, currently, environmental impact
monitoring of works is taking place on
the Danube between Călărasi and Brăila
for the improvement of navigation
conditions according to the monitoring
programme coordinated with the
European Commission.
At the present time, in the first phase of
the project works are executed on three
critical sections (sand bars):
18.
Banks protection on the
Sulina Canal
Romania
Navigation
Implementation phase

Turcescu / Caragheorghe
347+800 – km 346+500;

Epurasu section km 341+800 – km
342+900;

Lupu island section (Calea) km 195 –
197
km
Rehabilitation and improvement of the
Danube’s Sulina river branch (banks
protection).
Currently, 85% of the bank protection
works on the Sulina Canal have been
finalized; completion of works is
foreseen by the end of 2012.
19.
Multipurpose hydrotechnical system/Drava River
Croatia, Hungary
Power generation,
irrigation, flood
protection, navigation
Croatian State Physical
Planning Programme (1999);
design developed
20.
Rehabilitation and
Development of
Navigation on the Sava
River
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Serbia
Navigation
Feasibility Study completed
for the whole navigable
section from the Belgrade up
to Sisak. Sava Commission
Project is aimed to restore navigation on
the Sava River and to upgrade the
waterway infrastructure. Coordination
and management – by the Sava
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established Committee for Commission.
monitoring and coordination
of implementation of the
Project "Rehabilitation and
Development of Transport
and Navigation on the Sava
River Waterway".
On the section Sisak – Brcko
EIA Study officially accepted
in Croatia. Process of
adoption in B&H ongoing.
Development of the Detailed
Design will start until the end
of 2012.
On section Brcko – Belgrade
development of Detailed
Design and EIA Study will
start until the end of 2012.
21.
Sava
Slovenia
Navigation
Strategy is ready.
Potential location of harbour mentioned
in the Spatial Development Strategy of
Slovenia, possibly in the area of Brežice.
22.
Multipurpose hydrotechnical system/Sava
river
Croatia
State Physical Planning
Programme (1999); design
developed
Cooperation
with
Bosnia
and
Herzegovina, downstream of the Una
river mouth
23.
Danube - Sava navigable
canal
Croatia
Power generation,
navigation, water supply,
irrigation, flood
protection
Multipurpose
hydrotechnical system
(navigation, irrigation,
drainage)
Design developed, environmental assessment 2007;
spatial plan published in May
2007, preliminary works to
start in 2007
Consultation with NGOs and forestry
society under way