Tada je usvojen plan izgradnje pruge Sarajevo – Metković[4] iako to dugoročno nije bilo najbolje rješenje zbog plitke i muljevite Neretve, te nemogućnosti pristajanja većih brodova u luci u Metkoviću.
Then he adopted a plan of building the railway Sarajevo - Metkovic [4] even though it was not the best long-term solution because of the shallow and muddy delta, the inability of large ships docking in the port of Metkovic.