The start of works on the construction of a new primary school and sports hall in Dugo Selo was officially marked. The investment, worth a total of €21.8 million, will provide modern spatial conditions for 672 pupils.
The new school will enable the existing Josip Zorić Primary School in Dugo Selo and Stjepan Radić Primary School in Brckovljani to transition to single-shift operation. The new school will have 25 classrooms, 18 cabinets, 13 storage rooms and ancillary facilities, a two-part school sports hall and a small hall, as well as equipped outdoor playgrounds and a practice field.
Speaking on the City Day of Dugo Selo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Davor Božinović, Deputy County Magistrate of Zagreb County Ervin Kolarec and Mayor of Dugo Selo Nenad Panian discussed the investment. Božinović said that this is one of the largest schools being built in Croatia under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP).
Zagreb County secured €19.3 million from the NRRP for the implementation of the investment, while the remaining €2.5 million was secured from the county budget. Kolarec emphasised that the construction of the new school complex in Dugo Selo represents the largest project of Zagreb County within a €151 million investment cycle in education.
Plans also include the construction of a sports hall next to Josip Zorić Primary School and two sports halls in nearby Brckovljani. Works on the extension of Rugvica Primary School are already well advanced, and the total investment in the wider Dugo Selo area amounts to €33 million.
Mayor Nenad Panian expressed satisfaction with the start of works on the new primary school. He emphasised that the City of Dugo Selo has the highest vital index in southern Europe, the highest number of newborns and the highest number of students per capita. He also highlighted that with the construction of this school, the eastern part of Dugo Selo will become an urban whole of the City.
The investment cycle in education in the Zagreb County area is worth €151 million and covers 26 projects for the construction of new schools and the extension of existing ones. The goal of the investment cycle is to ensure spatial conditions for single-shift operation. Of the total amount of the investment cycle, €115 million has been secured from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, while Zagreb County will allocate €36 million from its own budget.
