Split will welcome summer on Žnjan this year in the same condition they did last year, dusty with concrete blocks separating the parking and just a few catering facilities, reports Splitski Dnevnik on April 1, 2019.
The final arrangement of this area is projected for2020, according to the decision of the Architectural Bureau, Ante Kuzmanić.
For now, there are no significant problems with the concessionaires who have signed contracts to work on Žnjan for two years, says the director of the Spalatum DMC, which manages the area.
“There is no big news for this summer, Žnjan will be slightly upgraded and edited, and it will only be repaired to be better and more functional. All major works will begin in 2020 as anticipated. We will not plan anything new, namely, last year, six or seven green islands were built, which will be maintained further, and are designed to fit into the final project by Kuzmanić. Concessionaires who are contracted with Spalatum DMC are keeping the scale of their catering facilities. As for the concessions granted by the City, there are some discrepancies, but city services are always reacting together with us,” says Ante Šunjić, director of Spalatum DMC.
“The number of parking places will not increase, but we do not expect even bigger crowds. Namely, about 1200 vehicles can be parked at Žnjan, which was also the number before the temporary solution. There is no anticipation for an increase in the number of parking spaces, which is the same as in the final solution. Duilovo Way can also be used for parking. It’s going to be the same as last summer, and maybe we’ll just add concrete blocks.”
Whether there will there be additional content on Žnjan this summer will be decided by a Management Plan that should soon be adopted, which will reveal exactly which activities will be issued for concession.
The realization of a new layout on Žnjan is done in two directions, all the documentation has not yet been obtained, and it is also about the design. At the same time, preparatory actions are underway to get a 30-year concession for the area that will be requested by City-owned companies.
“In the next seven to ten days, we expect the announcement of a public tender for the entire plateau, from all content to building permits, and, according to the plan, it should be completed by the end of this year for construction works to begin on the first day of 2020,” says the advisor to the mayor, Krešimir Budiša.
A tender is still expected by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure, which should be due by next year, to begin work on the design according to the final solution.
For this purpose, a final feasibility study was carried out, i.e., an economic concession study. Next summer, a new promenade will be introduced on Žnjan using the selected project of Ante Kuzmanić, with seven fixed catering facilities, as well as sports facilities and garages.
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