Transport in the Republic of Macedonia

The following is a summary of the transport system of the Republic of Macedonia.

Railways


total: 925 km (575 mi) (699 km (437 miles) of open track and 225 km (140 mi) of station/industrial track)[1]
standard gauge: 925 km (575 mi) 1.435-m gauge (312 km electrified, all 25kV 50 Hz)
note: a new 56 km (35 mi) extension of the Kumanovo-Beljakovci line to the Bulgarian border is under construction.[2]

Restructuring of national railway MZ into infrastructure and operating companies completed in July 2007.[3]

Maps

Roads

A-1 near Stobi
A-3 entering Skopje
A-4 near border crossing in Qafë Thanë
A-5 near Resen


9,573 km (5,948 mi) total (2002)
228 km of motorways (2008)

Motorways

The main network consists of 7 corridors, a good length of which already have motorways.

A-1
Tabanovce - Kumanovo - Miladinovci - Petrovec - Veles - Gradsko - Negotino - Demir Kapija - Gevgelija

A-2
Kumanovo - Kriva Palanka - Deve Bair

A-3
Petrovec - (through inner)Skopje - Stenkovec - [Blace]

A-4
Miladinovci - Skopje - Tetovo - Gostivar - Kičevo - Struga - K'afasan

A-5
Ohrid - Resen - Bitola - Prilep - Veles - Štip - Kočani - Delčevo
(M-5K1 Bitola-Međitlija)

A-6
Štip - Radoviš - Strumica - Novo Selo

A-7
Debar - Kičevo - Makedonski Brod - Prilep - Kavadarci - Negotino - Radoviš

The first motorway in the country was the Kumanovo-Petrovec section of the A-1, opened for traffic in 1979

In 2008 the country had 228 kilometers (142 mi) of motorways, with additional 21 kilometers (13 mi) under construction and the beginning of works on 28 kilometers (17 mi) (the Demir Kapija - Smokvica section of A-1) being postponed for 2009.

In 2008 the government also carried out an ambitious public tender for giving concessions for 550 kilometers (340 mi) of motorways. The outcome will be known in 2009.

E-roads

The E-road network in Macedonia consists of:
E65
E75
E852
E871

Road rules

Highway P504, descending from the Galičica Mts to Lake Ohrid

The traffic signs adhere to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.

Lights must be on all the time, seatbelts are mandatory for passengers in the front and drivers are forbidden to speak on a mobile phone while driving.

The general speed limits are:

Waterways

None. Lake transport (tourist and recreational boats) only, on the Greek and Albanian borders.

Pipelines

Oil 120 km (75 mi) (2004)
Gas 268 km (167 mi) (2004)

Ports and harbours

Macedonia has no sea access. There are marinas for mostly recreational traffic on Ohrid Lake and other natural and artificial lakes.

Airports

Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport

17 (2002 est.)

Airports - with paved runways


total: 11
8,000 to 9,999 ft: 2
under 3,000 ft: 8 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways


total: 6
3,000 to 4,999 ft: 3
under 3,000 ft: 3 (2000 est.)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Objava na Mreza. Macedonian Railways
  2. ↑ "World Bank funds MZ split". Railway Gazette International. April 2006.
  3. ↑ "Intelligence". Railway Gazette International. July 2007.
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