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Bucharest District 2 initiates Green Corridor project along banks of Colentina River

August 8, 2024

Six lakes in the northeast of Bucharest, along the course of the Colentina River, will form the Colentina Green Corridor, according to a project by the District 2 City Hall of Bucharest. 

The Corridor is the first of its kind in Bucharest and will span 100 hectares of lakes and 27 km of banks, integrating a natural area into the urban space. According to the project description cited by G4Media,...

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/bucharest-district-2-green-corridor-project-aug-2024
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