Bezdan and Šebešfok ship lock reconstruction begins – Ships from Serbia will sail to Baja, Hungary

The reconstruction and repairing of the Bezdan ship lock and Šebešfok ship lock and safety sluice has begun this month. The works are a part of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia programme supporting cross-border cooperation titled Complex water management development of the area of the Baja-Bezdan Canal (BABEKA) and will cost around EUR 3,5 million, Public Water management Company Vode Vojvodine Novi Sad website states.

Both locks are out of use for a long time, so the reconstruction work that will put them in operation again is of great importance. Šebešfok lock drive will be motorized while Bezdan lock will keep the manual drive. Construction, mechanical and electrotechnical reparations will change the bad state these facilities are currently in and create conditions for their greater social significance.

Reconstruction will increase the flood protection level and enable ships to cross form Danube into Baja-Bezdan Canal, secure the full operation of the channel and provide the basis for further system developments. These activities will protect nature reserves and improve economy and tourism sectors, especially nautical tourism
Because of their cultural and historic significance these facilities are treated as protected sites so the reparations and reconstructions must be done to preserve the former look of the place.

In Serbia BABEKA project is financed with funds from the Public Water management Company Vode Vojvodine and through European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina. The construction is planned to be completed before the deadline, that is, by the end of 2019.

JVP Vode Vojvodine Novi Sad

Fond Evropski poslovi autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine

Bezdan ship lock

Šebešfok safety sluice

INTERREG IPA programme

Complex water management development of the area of the Baja-Bezdan Canal

BABEKA