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Completion of Nis-Pristina-Merdare motorway by 2020
Belgrade,
6 September 2016
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic announced today that the technical and project documentation for the motorway Nis-Pristina-Merdare will be completed in early 2017, while completion of construction works is planned by 2020.
Violeta Bulc, left, and Zorana Mihajlovic
Mihajlovic told a press conference after a meeting with European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc that the drafting of these documents is financed by the Fund for the Western Balkans, and that implementation of this project will start as soon as the documents are completed.
This traffic line is very important for connectivity and development of the entire region, she said adding that in rail transport, the project of modernisation and electrification of the Nis-Dimitrovgrad railway is a priority.
According to Mihajlovic, the total value of current infrastructure projects in Serbia amounts to €5.5 billion.
Bulc specified that the European Union set aside €175 million for projects in Serbia from 2014 to 2020 and an additional €40 million grant for the Western Balkans.
She said that our country has made great progress in the field of transport and will therefore be able to join the European road and railway corridors.
This traffic line is very important for connectivity and development of the entire region, she said adding that in rail transport, the project of modernisation and electrification of the Nis-Dimitrovgrad railway is a priority.
According to Mihajlovic, the total value of current infrastructure projects in Serbia amounts to €5.5 billion.
Bulc specified that the European Union set aside €175 million for projects in Serbia from 2014 to 2020 and an additional €40 million grant for the Western Balkans.
She said that our country has made great progress in the field of transport and will therefore be able to join the European road and railway corridors.
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