If in May we had informed you about completing the technical project in Albeni,behold that on September 14, works for the passage located in the vicinity of the bridge on DJ675B started. In a first stage, the contractor´s team started diverting Gilort River towards the left bank. Then, boulders and ballast were brought (which were compacted with the compactor cylinder) and the bed was reconfigured to ensure a 3% slope along the entire length of the passage and the hidden threshold was poured downstream of the passage. Slopes will also be created from the banks towards the center of the riverbed, so that the main flow of water is directed towards the center.

When works shall be completed, the riverbed will resemble the shape of a tank, deeper towards the center and raised towards the banks. From place to place, the arrangement of rocks will be done randomly, so as to create areas with different flow rates and depths of water, to provide opportunities for all fish species to pass.

At the moment, the concrete mattresses located downstream of the existing threshold are being poured. The central mattress has already been poured and large boulders and river stones have been embedded in it. The upper part of the mattress will be additionally upholstered with crushed stone and gravel of various kinds, to increase the roughness.

The builder estimates that works in the riverbed will be completed this year on December (if the weather will remain favorable), and in the spring of 2021 the final works to stabilize the banks will be carried out. More images with work in progress are available in the photo gallery on our facebook page.