The collapse of the Novi Sad train station’s concrete canopy completely laid bare the dismantling of the underlying postulates of the Serbian construction sector. And experts now warn that proposed legislative changes, rather than remedying the problem, would lead to the collapse of standards for major public construction projects
Many questions have been raised by the collapse of the concrete canopy at the renovated railway station in Novi Sad, which caused 15 deaths and prompted mass protests nationwide. These questions relate not only to the direct culprits who are to blame for this tragic accident – which some have called the murder of citizens – but also to the deeper reasons behind it, as well as the safety of construction works in both the public and private sectors. It is in this context that we spoke with experts about the systemic postulates of safety in the construction sector. A special part of the discussion was devoted to Expo 2027, with plans for the rapid construction of a large number of facilities under the conditions of an amended legal framework that further limits the possibilities of controlling quality adequately.
