{"id":155428,"date":"2020-06-30T12:55:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T12:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bdm-stg.mda.pl\/informacje-prasowe\/polands-largest-flood-control-reservoir-is-ready\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T11:23:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:23:52","slug":"polands-largest-flood-control-reservoir-is-ready","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/bdm-stg.mda.pl\/en\/press\/polands-largest-flood-control-reservoir-is-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland’s largest flood control reservoir is ready"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Poland’s largest flood control reservoir is ready <\/h2>\n

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On 30 June this year, in the presence of the authorities of the State Water Holding Polish Waters and the main contractor Budimex, the official ribbon-cutting ceremony took place, symbolising the completion of works related to the construction of the Racib\u00f3rz Dolny flood control reservoir for the upper course of the Oder. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In June, the last finishing works at the reservoir in Racib\u00f3rz were completed. The installation has been designed as a polder, i.e. a dry facility that will be filled only in the event of flooding. When the wave arrives, the polder will dam up the water, securing an area of about 600 km\u00b2 from Racib\u00f3rz through K\u0119dzierzyn-Ko\u017ale, Brzeg, Opole, O\u0142awa, to Wroc\u0142aw. The investment will protect nearly 2.5 million residents from the elements in three voivodeships: Silesian, Opole and Lower Silesian. The overflow and drain structure is equipped with six main gate valves, the operation of which will be mechanical and automatic.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The construction of the flood control reservoir in Racib\u00f3rz is a unique investment. It ensures the safety of millions of people, and hundreds of towns, including Wroc\u0142aw. We took over the construction after other contractors. Nearly a thousand people and over 200 units of equipment worked on the contract. Thanks to very good cooperation with the investor and the World Bank, which financed the investment, we completed the investment within the contractual deadline. We have extensive experience and capabilities in the implementation of hydrotechnical structures \u2013 <\/em>says Artur Popko. Vice-President of the Management Board \u2013 Construction Director of Budimex SA<\/p>\n

The Racib\u00f3rz Dolny reservoir has an area of 26.3 km\u00b2 and will hold 185 million cubic meters of water, which is as much as would fit in 226 Palaces of Culture. The volume of the facility will gradually increase to 300 million m\u00b3, due to the aggregate extracted in the canopy. The net value of the construction works carried out by Budimex is PLN 672 million.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The Racib\u00f3rz Dolny reservoir is the largest hydrotechnical investment in Poland.<\/em> More than 6.8 million tons of soil were used for the construction, which would accommodate a total of 130,960\u00a0freight wagons. Such a long train in a straight line would lead from Racib\u00f3rz to Madrid <\/em>\u2013 explains Artur Popko.<\/p>\n

Construction works began in November 2017 and lasted nearly 30 months. The reconstruction of the Racib\u00f3rz Dolny reservoir was commissioned by the Regional Water Management Authority in Gliwice. The budget of the project comes from the funds of the World Bank, the Council of Europe Development Bank, the European Union, the State Budget and the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.<\/p>\n

Budimex has extensive experience in the implementation of hydrotechnical investments. As a general contractor, it rebuilt, among others: the ports in \u015awinouj\u015bcie and Szczecin, the P\u0142onie Canal at the Martwa Wis\u0142a River in Gda\u0144sk and the Rydzyna Water Reservoir. Currently, Budimex is also modernising the ports of Gda\u0144sk and improving access to the ports of Gdynia and \u015awinouj\u015bcie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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