Croatia on Tuesday opened a long-awaited bridge connecting two parts of the country's Adriatic Sea coastline while bypassing a small sliver of Bosnia's territory.
Braving summer heat, many Croats rushed early on Tuesday to be among the first to cross the Peljesac bridge on foot as it opened for pedestrians ahead of the formal opening ceremony planned in the evening. It was to open to road traffic after the ceremony.
The 2.4 kilometre bridge spans the Adriatic Sea to link Croatia's mainland to the Peljesac peninsula in the south, thus also allowing easier access to the country's most important tourism destination -- the medieval walled city of Dubrovnik. Both residents and tourists had to pass border checks, which slowed down traffic and left the inhabitants of the southern area feeling isolated from the rest of the country.
The bridge finally became a reality in 2017 when the EU allocated 357 million euros , which covered much of the 526 million-euro cost. The China Road and Bridge Corporation in 2018 won an international tender to construct the bridge.
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