Last updated: October 2021
The Green Bridge at the D2 motorway in Moravian Svätý Ján (Dúbrava locality) is a project under the Alpine Carpathian Corridor Project (ERDF). The project deals with biodiversity and is focused on building a safe and efficient passage for migrating animals over the D2 motorway connecting Bratislava and Brno (Czech Republic). The mountain ranges of the Alps and the Carpathians, which straddle the border of Austria and Slovakia, are the largest sources of biodiversity in Central Europe. The Corridor’s structure has created a forum for the managers of these regions to share ideas and develop solutions that can be applied within the entire region, instead of only per protected area. To ensure long-term continuity, key stakeholders are party to a Memorandum of Understanding that can contribute to sustainability in their area of responsibility. (1, 5, 6)
Green Bridge On Highway D2 Moravian Sv. John (3)
Source: Ref. 3
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Green corridors and green belts
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity conservation
- Green space creation and/or management
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
(a) The main objective of this plan was to construct a "Green bridge on highway D2 - Moravian Sv. John under the project AKK Basic "(AKK - the Alpine Carpathian Corridor) in the cadastral territory of Moravian Saint John, in the territorial district Senica.
(b) To create an efficient passage for migrating animals over the motorway D2 and to prevent the animals to run into the highway, where a conflict of motor vehicles has frequently resulted in the death of animals.
(c) to protect the species: European badger, otter, wild boar, roe deer, deer plain, red fox, gray wolf and lynx.
(d) Furthermore, To address the issue of isolating populations and subject them to the area's significant climate differentiation. (5, 6)
Implementation activities
Construction began in 2012 when traffic was strictly limited on the D2 highway connecting Bratislava, Brno, and Breclav. The implementation procedure was divided into six stages. The first stage was carried out under pilot production; the large-diameter side panels of the bridge were removed without traffic restrictions and the production of the precast bridge super structure also began. In the second stage traffic was restricted to the direction E and the SK-held embodiment of the piles below the central support. In the third stage, half of the supporting structure was assembled and a side part-pillar and arch panel and wings were installed in 10 days. The fourth stage transferred the transport direction with the SK-E installed, and the second half of the supporting structure, pillars, arch panel and wing of the bridge were installed in 8 days. The fifth stage allowed traffic back again in both directions. The sixth stage did follow up work, including insulation. (3)
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Preserve and strengthen existing habitats and ecosystems
- Create new habitats
- Preserve and strengthen habitat connectivity
- Reduce negative impacts and avoid the alteration/damage of ecosystem
- Protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect species
- Means for conservation governance
- Biodiversity offsets
Main beneficiaries
- Unknown
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- National government
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The AKK, the Alpine-Carpathian Corridor is a project undertaken by Austrian and Slovak institutions, governments and institutions involved with spatial planning, organizations responsible for the preparation and construction of infrastructure, as well as universities and non-governmental organizations, and is financed by EU funds. (4)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Yes
(Pressure on land use in the region located between Vienna and Bratislava is considerable and a solution has been needed to combine ecological requirements with economic activity. As a part of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) the Corridor is being restored to re-connect the eastern reaches of the Alps to the Western Carpathians and to support ecological connectivity and the sustainable development of the whole region. (7))
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(According to the Decree of the Slovak Ministry of the Environment. 24/2003 implementing the Act. 543/2002 Coll. on nature and landscape protection, fauna in the evaluated area and its surroundings are protected animal species. According to the reporting of the area, under Decree Nr. 24/2003 implementing the Act. 543/2002 Coll. on nature and landscape protection, these species linked to the protected bird area in Záhorské Pomoravie. The protected species of fauna are: spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Red kite (Milvus milvus) Saker (Falco cherrug) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) redshank (Tringa totanus), and the inundation area of the Morava, USES sites (bio-centers, bio-corridors), lakes, and the like. The project was also compelled to act in accordance with these and other Slovak legislation. (5, 6))
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- EU funds
- Public national budget
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Water management and blue areas
- Improved stormwater management
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
- Reduced biodiversity loss
- Increased number of species present
- Increased ecological connectivity across regeneration sites and scales
Economic impacts
- Reduce financial cost for urban management
Socio-cultural impacts
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
- Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
(1) EU (2018). Alps-Carpathians corridor to protect biodiversity and wild animals s. Retrieved from Source link on 31st October, 2020.
(2) European Commission. (2007). Innovative Alps-Carpathians Corridor re-establishes a major migration route for wild animals. Retrieved from Source link on 31st October, 2020.
(3) Bulejko, Pavel. (2016). VÝSTAVBA NOVÉHO ZELENÉHO MOSTU PŘES STÁVAJÍCÍ DÁLNICI D2 NA SLOVENSKU. Retrieved from Source link on 31st October, 2020.
(4) Egger, Gerhard. [no date]. Successful realization of ecological networks – an example: Alps-Carpathians Corridor.
(5) Šembera, Ivan, Šembera, Tomáš, Rumanová, Natália and Takáčová, Zuzana. (2010). Zelený most na diaľnici D2 – Moravský Sv. Ján pre projekt AKK Basic: Program cezhranič nej spolupráce Slovenská republika – Rakúsko 2007 – 2013. EKOJET, Ltd. Bratislava.
(6) Šembera, Ivan and Modrík, Ľubomír. (2011). Zelený most na diaľnici D2 – Moravský Sv. Ján pre projekt AKK Basic: Program cezhranič nej spolupráce Slovenská republika – Rakúsko 2007 – 2013. EKOJET, Ltd. Bratislava.
(7) European Commission. [no date]. EUROPEAN UNION STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION AND CARPATHIAN CONVENTION: Synergy paper and Memorandum of cooperation.
(8) Luciani, Giacomo. (2012). The Carpathian Convention and ecological connectivity in the Carpathians. Rio Earth Summit.
(9) Kozova, Maria, Pauditsova, Eva and Hudekova, Zuzana. (2016). RESIN: City Assessment Report Bratislava. Bratislava.
(10) Hajdin, Matej. (2011). V Moravskom Svätom Jáne postavia zelený most ponad diaľnicu D2. Source link. Bratislava. Retrieved from Source link on 31st October, 2020.
(2) European Commission. (2007). Innovative Alps-Carpathians Corridor re-establishes a major migration route for wild animals. Retrieved from Source link on 31st October, 2020.
(3) Bulejko, Pavel. (2016). VÝSTAVBA NOVÉHO ZELENÉHO MOSTU PŘES STÁVAJÍCÍ DÁLNICI D2 NA SLOVENSKU. Retrieved from Source link on 31st October, 2020.
(4) Egger, Gerhard. [no date]. Successful realization of ecological networks – an example: Alps-Carpathians Corridor.
(5) Šembera, Ivan, Šembera, Tomáš, Rumanová, Natália and Takáčová, Zuzana. (2010). Zelený most na diaľnici D2 – Moravský Sv. Ján pre projekt AKK Basic: Program cezhranič nej spolupráce Slovenská republika – Rakúsko 2007 – 2013. EKOJET, Ltd. Bratislava.
(6) Šembera, Ivan and Modrík, Ľubomír. (2011). Zelený most na diaľnici D2 – Moravský Sv. Ján pre projekt AKK Basic: Program cezhranič nej spolupráce Slovenská republika – Rakúsko 2007 – 2013. EKOJET, Ltd. Bratislava.
(7) European Commission. [no date]. EUROPEAN UNION STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION AND CARPATHIAN CONVENTION: Synergy paper and Memorandum of cooperation.
(8) Luciani, Giacomo. (2012). The Carpathian Convention and ecological connectivity in the Carpathians. Rio Earth Summit.
(9) Kozova, Maria, Pauditsova, Eva and Hudekova, Zuzana. (2016). RESIN: City Assessment Report Bratislava. Bratislava.
(10) Hajdin, Matej. (2011). V Moravskom Svätom Jáne postavia zelený most ponad diaľnicu D2. Source link. Bratislava. Retrieved from Source link on 31st October, 2020.