A2 motorway (Serbia)
Autoput A 2 | ||||
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Аутопут А2 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Part of | ||||
Length: |
52 km (32 mi) 258 km (160 mi) planned | |||
Major junctions | ||||
From: | Belgrade | |||
To: | Boljare broder crossing | |||
Location | ||||
Major cities: | Belgrade, Obrenovac, Čačak, Požega, Arilje, Ivanjica | |||
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The A2 motorway (Serbian: Аутопут А2 / Autoput A2), often called the Belgrade–South Adriatic motorway (Serbian: Аутопут Београд–Јужни Јадран / Autoput Beograd–Južni Jadran) is a motorway in Serbia under construction and when finished it will span for approximately 258 kilometers (160 mi). It begins in Belgrade and runs southward to Čačak and Požega, then going further south towards Montenegro ending at future Boljare border crossing. This motorway will thus provide faster link with Montenegro by attaching to its Bar-Boljare motorway, currently under construction. It is frequently referred to as part of proposed Corridor XI (Serbian: Коридор 11 / Koridor XI), or 4B - an envisioned ferry/motorway corridor linking Bari (Italy), Bar (Montenegro), Belgrade (Serbia) and Bucharest (Romania).
Route
- Belgrade–Čačak section
The northernmost part from Belgrade (Surčin) to Obrenovac is the last contracted subsection and the construction started in 2017 due to be completed by the end of 2019.[1] Total value of 233.69 million USD for this section is funded by Exim Bank of China.[2] It will include 1,800 meters-long bridge over river Sava.
The subsection from Ub to Lajkovac with the total length of 12.5 kilometers was completed in 2014 but is still not put into service pending copletion of two attaching subsections.[3] Total value of 73 million euros was financed by the Government of Serbia.[4]
Two subsections, Obrenovac - Ub and Lajkovac - Ljig (contracted by Shandong Hi-Speed Group), with total length of 50 kilometers, are due to be completed by the end 2017.[5] These two subsections are funded by 301 millions USD loan from Exim Bank of China and 32.7 million USD from the Government of Serbia.
In 2012, the government of Azerbaijan granted a 308 million euros loan to Serbia for 40 kilometers long subsection from Ljig to Preljina (town in the municipality of Čačak).[6] The section was opened for traffic in 2016.[7]
Section | Length | Contractor | Status |
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Belgrade – Obrenovac | 17.6 km | China Communications Construction | Under construction |
Obrenovac – Ub | 26.2 km | Shandong Hi-Speed Group | Under construction |
Ub – Lajkovac | 12.5 km | Planum, Putevi Srbije | Completed |
Lajkovac – Ljig | 24 km | Shandong Hi-Speed Group | Under construction |
Ljig – Preljina | 40.3 km | AzVirt | In service (since 2016) |
Table's current progress status is as of May 2017.
- Čačak–Požega section
Construction of section from Preljina (near Čačak) to Požega, with the total length of 31 kilometers, is planned to commence in 2018.[8]
- Požega–Boljare section
There was a lot of regional politics going on behind the planned route for the southern 107 km-long section of motorway from Požega to Boljare (border with Montenegro).[9] Politicians from more developed and populated Zlatibor region lobbied for route to go in parallel to State road 23, known as Zlatibor highway. However, authorities shut down the speculations in 2015, saying that the section from Požega to the border with Montenegro is planned to go close to southern section of State road 21 via Arilje, Ivanjica and eventually Pešter plateau.[10]
References
- ↑ "Vučić: Ovo mnogo znači, važan dan za Srbiju". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ "Kreće Surčin-Obrenovac: Od BG do Preljine za 1h". b92.net (in Serbian). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Završena deonica Ub-Lajkovac". b92.net (in Serbian). 12 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Ub-Lajkovac čeka eksproprijaciju". b92.net (in Serbian). 22 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ ""Kinezi završavaju auto-put do Čačka već 2017"". b92.net (in Serbian). 4 June 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Azerbejdžan nam daje 308 mil. evra". b92.net (in Serbian). 6 April 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Kreće Ljig-Preljina: Kako s Ibarske i nazad". b92.net (in Serbian). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2017&mm=05&dd=13&nav_id=1260006
- ↑ "Preko Peštera jeftinije za 50 miliona evra". blic.rs (in Serbian). 22 July 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ Nićiforović, M. (27 November 2015). "Koridor ide preko Golije i Peštera". novosti.rs/ (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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