Celje (SI)

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Unfortunately, no such survey has yet been carried out. On site 55 of the brief we have attached the data from diploma thesis, where an inventory of the flora in the area was carried out.

The topic of organic pollutants is described in detail on page 61 of the competition brief. More data is also available in file SI-Celje-PS-D1, located in folder PS-d_additional documentation. Unfortunately, the document is only available in Slovene. The most illustrative diagrams of groundwater pollution are shown from page 19 onwards.

Railroads are in use throughout the whole day – for passenger and transit traffic.

The buildings along the northern railway line are mainly used for storage and are owned by Slovenian Railways.

Building on plot number 1620/40 is used by Zelenice company, a public company, responsible for the maintenance of the city’s green spaces. Note - on page 46, the location of the Zelenice building is incorrectly labelled.

The former masterplan is not relevant to the development of the site. Regardless, the northern part of the plan is included in the folder 0-New_Docs_after_Launch.

Only the three southern tracks are in active use. Two additional tracks, located to the north of it, provide a reserve in case of damage to the main tracks. The frequency of traffic is high, as this is the main slovenian railway track line.

We are in process of obtaining more information about this pilot project. We will upload additional information as soon as possible.

We are in process of obtaining more information about this pilot project. We will upload additional information as soon as possible.

Under normal hydrological conditions, the general groundwater flow at the site is weak, in a northward direction towards the Voglajna river in the south. The direction of groundwater flow southwards at normal water level changes at high water level and diverges towards the two streams, the Voglajna and the Hudinja. In the competition area, the estimated groundwater level gradient is 3.5 permille. The advection and transport of pollutants is expected to reach velocities of around 0.2 m/day. The permeability coefficient of the gravel-sand layer is estimated at 10-4 m/s.

There’s more information about the state of both rivers in the document, uploaded to the folder 0-New_Docs_after_Launch.

Data about floodplans is available here: http://gis.arso.gov.si/atlasokolja/profile.aspx?id=Atlas_Okolja_AXL@Arso There’s more official data about the environment on this site. Available also in English.

Please refer also to documentation in the folder 0-New_Docs_after_Launch for additional maps of flooding (subfolder SI-CELJE-Waters-data). The source of images is given in the metadata of the files (see - properties/details//comments).

Depth of Voglajna river at the site varies from around 1,2 m to 2,5 m. Depth of Hudinja river in average (not at the site; a bit further upstream) depth is from 0,5 m to 1,7 m.

There’s more information about the state of both rivers available here:

https://www.arso.gov.si/vode/podatki/Povratne%20dobe%20Qvk%2cQnp.pdf

https://www.arso.gov.si/vode/podatki/arhiv/REKE_izpis%20podatkov%20za%202022%201M.xlsx

https://www.gov.si/assets/organi-v-sestavi/ARSO/Vode/Stanje-voda/Ocena-KS-voda-v-Slovenji-za-NUV-2022-2027_koncna_CIP.pdf

We believe there isn’t any categorization of bitopes or protected species at the site. For more in depth information about vegetation at the site please visit url: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?id=128404&lang=slv The document is in Slovene, but can be machine (DeepL, Google Translate etc.) translated.

No specific information of the project is currently available, therefore the project does not need to be taken into account.

No, Tehnopolis is not on the CELEBUS public bus route. Nearest stop is in front of the main bus station and is named Celeiapark.

Yes, the building is included in the project site, but it must not be demolished.

To the folder 0-New_Docs_After_Launch we have added plan of the site, previously named SI-Celje-PS-M1, but with an addition of outline of the project site (see yellow line). 

Yes, we have added detailed plans of the whole route to folder 0-New_Docs_after_Launch.

Unfortunately, no such map is available specifically for Celje. 

The existing underpasses are between the Celeiapark building and the Historical Archives, the second one is 200m to the north, runs under both sections of the railway line and is accessible by vehicles. The technical studies envisaged an underpass at the bus station, but this has not been realised. The area needs to be considered holistically and over a longer time horizon (more than 20 years). As it is located in the immediate vicinity of the city and has a major impact on the development of the city centre and Celje as a whole, it is crucial to ensure better connectivity between the areas. It should be noted that the railway infrastructure, including the station, will remain as it is. However, there is a project to transform the current tracks. We are still gathering details of the project and hope we will get them by 16.6.

The estimate will be made on a per ha basis and will follow the framework of engineering and investment costs in similar environmental remediation cases in the European Union. Investiment planing will be done on the basis of the results of the competition and on the following development of the project. Although the budget is not yet determined for the project, there is enough interest for the area that we expect there will be also financial possiblities to develop the area further.

Only the three southern tracks are in active use. Two additional tracks, located to the north of it, provide a reserve in case of damage to the main tracks.
We have added specific traffic frequency data to folder 0-New_Docs_After_Launch.

No, at the moment there are no such limitation. It is expected that the proposals include building heights that are argumented either by build context or any other reason.

Permanent residential use has to be avoided, although temporary use is possible (e.g. hotel).

Since the location is close to public transport it’s sensible to limit the amount of parking spaces. The proposals are not obliged to follow the spatial planning act (since it’s changing). As a general rule the requirements are:

• office buildings 1 PS/70 m2 GFA

• congress halls, event spaces 1 PS/7 seats

• retail buildings 1 PS/25 m2

• museum, libraries 1 PS/80 m2 GFA

• higher education 1 PS/30 m2 GFA

• sports halls 1 PS/40 - 25 m2 GFA

• industry 1 PS/60 m2 GFA

(PS - parking space; GFA - gross floor area).

Progressive approach to soft mobility and parking facilities is welcomed.

The project is ongoing and it is carried out to treat the excavated soil from the reconstruction of the railway line through the brownfield. Due to the contamination, the soil was classified as hazardous waste with the classification number 17-05-03* at the time of excavation. The project to deal with the contaminated soil was given to a company from Šentjur, which uses a patented technology to process the waste into a product called Stonetech. It is a stabilisation technique with simultaneous solidification (S/S method) and is applied on site. This means that the contaminants remain in the material but are not leachable and mobil. The waste is mixed with reagents in a mixing machine and the product must be used within two hours. The material is suitable for road construction, hardened surfaces designed for high compressive loads, etc. In addition to the installation of the material an additional precautionary measure was taken at the site of the track bed, namely the addition of a layer of foil between the installed material and the ground. The platform is intended for use by Slovenian Railways. The section of the mound is in essence homogeneous.

The longitudinal sections are limited by the fact that the station is there. This makes it very difficult to move the railway up and down. Careful attention must also be paid to the bridging structures - the bridge over the Voglajna, the bridge over the Hudinja and the bridge over the Mariborska cesta. It is very difficult to raise or lower the level of the line.

Yes, it’s up to the teams to propose best possible sollutions for mobility, use, design and phasing.

There are no restrictions. Sound and argumented sollutions are expected.

Potential line shifts must not worsen the situation for passenger and freight traffic. Expert studies have been carried out in the area, which foresee the abandonment of the track, a new stop and a connecting triangle for the Savinja line.

Here is a textual summary of the document. Graphical material is also available in folder 0_New Docs. Due to the new conditions, the plan is not fully feasible, but can serve as a basis.

The relocation of the freight part of Celje station from the A side of Celje station to the location in Čret has changed the route of freight trains to and from the Savinjska valley. As a result, all freight trains formed at Celje freight station must first import at Celje passenger station, change locomotive side and proceed to Savinja line. The same applies in reverse. This means not only more work in preparing and dispatching trains and more energy consumption, but also more danger at Celje passenger station, as well as an increase in noise in the the city centre itself. Thus, several years ago, an initiative was launched to connect the Savinja line with the station Celje freight with a continuous arc in the area of LN Gaberje South.

In 2004, an off-grade crossing with Mariborska cesta was carried out, bounding one leg of the federal arc.

For the needs of the city of Celje, it is possible to relocate the service activities of the railway from the existing location at the to a new location on the A side of Celje Freight Station (Čret). The space is suitable as it allows for a connection to the existing station tracks.

Relocation of rail service activities to the Celje - freight station site is a prerequisite for the construction of the the southern part of the Gaberje South LN. The construction phases will follow the following order:

• relocation of railway service activities to the site next to Celje - tovorna station (Čret);
• construction of two road underpasses under the future railway tracks of the Celje - Velenje line; and the connecting track;
• construction of two tracks of the 'Southern Railway';
• construction and construction of the planned tracks on the Celje - Velenje line and the connecting track;
• construction of the south-western access to the Gaberje South LN;
• construction of the facilities foreseen by the Gaberje South LN.