On Tuesday, 9 June, a perch on the building of a public ferry terminal in the Port of Gdynia was hung, built by DORACO. It will be one of the most modern ferry terminals in the Baltic Sea basin. The investment is co-financed from the EU Cohesion Fund. Value of the investment comes to more than PLN 200 million.
The Seaport in Gdynia implements one of the biggest infrastructural investments in its history. The new terminal will be linked with the international transport system via A1 motorway.
– This investment is mainly a response to the market needs arising from constantly growing passenger traffic and trade exchange with Scandinavia. The new facility, along with accompanying infrastructure on the one hand will make it possible to handle large ferries – up to 240 metres, on the other hand – will contribute to increased frequency of their calling at Gdynia – said Adam Meller, President of the Management Board of Seaport in Gdynia S.A.
Handling of transport in a two-level system
Spatial solutions and equipment of the ferry terminal will make it possible to handle ferry transport in a two-level system at one ferry station and to handle passenger traffic. The passenger traffic will be handled from the passenger gallery linking the building of the terminal with the ferry station.
– It is one of the flagship hydrotechnical projects which DORACO has the pleasure to perform as the general contractor. The investment will contribute to improvement of quality of passenger service. Our partners manufacture, upon a special order, ramps which link a ferry with a ro-ro platform and a mobile connector along which passengers will enter a ferry – informed Karol Zduńczyk, President of the Management Board of the DORACO Construction Corporation.
Intensive implementation phase of project
Construction of a public ferry terminal has come into an intensive implementation stage. It means that after conducting the majority of demolitions, earthworks and network works there was a culmination of reinforced concrete works, road works as well as finishing works were commenced. – A considerable part of works includes making large-surface manoeuvring yards and in this respect we have already constructed more than 2.3 ha of yards of paving stone, we have made more than 5 km of sanitary networks, we have made 550 m of trackage and nearly 400 RM of fencing. Moreover, we have mounted a part of lighting posts – said Karol Zduńczyk. It is assumed that at this stage of implementation of the project, almost a half of the investment area achieved the target appearance.
Hydrotechnical works are performed in parallel. Within this scope, whole 450-metre pile wall of the new wharf was made and on it nearly 180 RM of reinforced concrete cap. There are pending works dedicated to ro-ro platform i.e. an artificial island which serve as a place for transfer of stream of cars between a ferry and the wharf.
Works in buildings
Facade, roof works and internal installations are pending in buildings. Wall and ceiling works are performed. So far, nearly 280 t of reinforced steel, 350 t of steel structure and 3 thousand m3 of concrete have been built in these facilities.
Access viaduct
The access viaduct consumed more than 600 m3 of concrete and 120 t of reinforced steel. Within its construction, all foundation footings were made. At present, supports are finalized for the viaduct’s load-bearing structure.
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Construction in figures:
SANITARY NETWORKS:
– completed: 1,250 RM of sanitary sewage system and 30 drainage wells,
– 660 RM of heat network,
– 1,300 RM of water supply network,
– 3,340 RM of rainwater network and 105 wells,
– 3 outlets of sewage system to the port channel.
ROAD WORKS:
– completed and put into use: whole December 70 Victims Node,
– paving stone – 23,000 m2,
– linear drainage – 820 RM,
– trackage – 550 RM (along with one junction),
– fencing – 380 RM.
PASSENGER GALLERY:
– mounted 226 t of steel.
TERMINAL BUILDING:
– number of completed SDC and CFA columns – 2,337.15 RM,
– amount of built in concrete – 3,896.82 m3,
– quantity of built in reinforced steel – 250.61 t,
– number of reinforced concrete walls – 3,500.1 m2,
– number of reinforced wet ceilings – 3,703.50 m2,
– number of ceilings made of prefabricated compressed channel boards – 1,324.30 m2,
– number of ceilings made of prefabricated compressed TT boards – 558.00 m2.
WAREHOUSE BUILDING:
– mounted 100 t of construction steel,
– mounted approx. 1,000 m2 of roof covering,
– mounted approx. 1,300 m2 of facade layer boards,
– poured 350 m3 of concrete,
– built in 12.5 t of ribbed steel,
– completed prefabricated reinforced concrete ceiling of filigran type with area of approx. 150 m2,
– insulated more than 1,000 m2 of area,
– mounted 60 prefabricated retaining walls on the driveway ramp,
– built approx. 300 m2 of bearing walls.
ELECTRIC NETWORKS:
– liquidated existing networks (crane power supply, site joints, lighting posts),
– completed 80 reinforced concrete wells for electric wells and approx. 700 RM of cable ducting between them,
– mounted 7 complete lighting masts along with floodlights.
TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS:
– mounted 32 telecommunication wells and approximately 90% of cable ducting.
