Corridor Vc

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Corridor 5c through BiH

Corridor Vc (Corriodr 5c) is a new highway route being build in 10 different countries in Europe. The longest route goes through Bosnia and Herzegovina.

[edit] Significance (BiH)

As for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Pan-European Corridor 5c Motorway, Budapest - Osijek - Sarajevo - Ploce, is one of the most significant and project of the highest priority. The construction works on the road have already begun, but intensified beginning of the construction will be a key starter of economic and social activities, and will enable Bosnia and Herzegovina to be connected to main European traffic network, as well as to global European economic and social structure.

Construction of the motorway, whose total length is 340 km, will provide: rational connecting to neighboring countries and regions; stabilizing and developing effects will be reached; transport conditions and quality of life improvement; economy competitiveness enhancement; new projects launched and national and international private investments enhancement

[edit] Development (BiH)

Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funded provision of Transport Master Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina (March 2001), which represents the first document in afterwar period at this level in transport area, and it was used as basis for many other studies and decisions, even for provision of Planning and Study Documentation for the Highway along the Corridor 5c. This Study provided priority transport corridors in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which were afterwards confirmed by subsequent studies, to a great extent. At the same time, this Study defined main goals in transport sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Development Scenario by 2020. Development Scenario includes three phases:

Phase 1 (short-term): 2000-2005 – Rehabilitation & Stabilization

Phase 2 (medium-term): 2006-2010 – Full functionalization & Modernization

Phase 3 (long-term): 2011-2020 – Structuring & Progress

[edit] Progress

The transport Corridor Vc through Bosnia and Herzegovina includes:

E-road E-73 Samac-Doboj-Sarajevo-Mostar-Capljina-Doljani, with exit to the Adriatic Sea in the Port Ploce.
The railway Samac-Doboj-Sarajevo-Mostar-Capljina-Metkovic.
Sarajevo and Mostar Airports.
Waterways and quays on the Sava, Bosnia and Neretva Rivers.

Length of the Corridor Vc Motorway, from the North to the South divided by sections: