Chinese-built Peljesac Bridge opens to traffic in Croatia

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Chinese-built Peljesac Bridge opens to traffic in Croatia

STORY: Chinese-built Peljesac Bridge opens to traffic in Croatia DATELINE: July 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: KOMARNA, Croatia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of building process of the bridge 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): ZORAN MILANOVIC, President of Croatia: 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): ANDREJ PLENKOVIC, Prime Minister of Croatia: STORYLINE: The Peljesac Bridge, a key infrastructure project in Croatia, opened to traffic on Tuesday. The 2.4-km-long bridge links the Croatian mainland with the Peljesac Peninsula of its southernmost Dubrovnik-Neretva County, bypassing a short strip of land belonging to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cable-stayed bridge gives Croatia its long-awaited territorial continuity and travel convenience. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): ZORAN MILANOVIC, President of Croatia: "The beauty of the bridge stems from the talent, knowledge, effort and courage of the designers and builders. The bridge is a combination of the irrepressible human desire to improve li

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