Motorways in Montenegro
Montenegro has had a motorway since July 13, 2022, when the first section of the Bar-Boljare motorway was inaugurated.
On Montenegrin motorways, the speed-limit is 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph).[1]
Belgrade–Bar Motorway
The Belgrade–Bar motorway, also known in Serbian and Montenegrin as Аутопут Београд–Бар (Autoput Beograd–Bar) will measure 445 kilometers (277 mi) and be part of the European route E763 (E763). Construction has already begun in Serbia as the A2 motorway with a length of 103.1 kilometers (64.1 mi), as well as in Montenegro (Smokovac–Mateševo). The whole motorway in Montenegro from Bar to the border with Serbia in Boljare will be 165.2 kilometers (102.7 mi). It is a challenging project, which has been divided into five component parts (dionica). It will have a total of 42 tunnels and 92 bridges. The first part of construction is financed as public–private partnership project and the contractor was the Chinese company CRBC. The Smokovac–Mateševo section of motorway cost approximately €1 billion.[2] The motorway is subjected to a toll payment like in other countries of the former Yugoslavia. For the currently open section - 41 kilometers (25 mi) - the toll for passenger vehicles is 3.50 euros.[3] At the beginning of 2022, the Ministry of Capital Investments announced the development of a conceptual project for the second section, from Mateševo to Andrijevica, whose deadline for development is the end of the year. The preliminary estimated value of the construction of this of 23.5 km (14.6 miles) long section is €552.5 million.[4] The Minister of Capital Investments, Ervin Ibrahimović, announced in an interview on January 8, 2023 that the next section of the highway to be built will be Mateševo–Andrijevica, with the selection of the contractor and supervision in 2025.[5]
| Part no. | Route | Total length (km) | In service (km) | Under construction (km) | Performance phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Đurmani–Virpazar | 11.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Planned |
| 2 | Virpazar–Farmaci–Smokovac (Podgorica By-Pass) | 38.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Planned |
| 3A | Smokovac–Veruša–Uvač | 34.0 | 34.0 | 0.0 | Opened in 7/2022[6] |
| 3B | Uvač–Mateševo | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| 4A | Mateševo–Andrijevica | 23.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Conceptual project in the making[4] |
| 4B | Andrijevica–Berane | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Planned |
| 5 | Berane–Boljare | 41.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Planned |
Adriatic–Ionian Motorway
The planned Adriatic–Ionian motorway at around 100 kilometers (62 mi) long should link both Montenegro with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the west and in the east its capital Podgorica with Albania. From there it may continue through Albania and further reach Greece. A part of the Podgorica's bypass, around 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) in length, may be shared with the Bar–Boljare motorway.
References
- ^ Zečević, Predrag (25 November 2014). "Projektovana brzina na autoputu 100 km/h, dominatni objekat most Moračica dužine čak 960 metara" [Projected speed on highway 100 km/h, dominant object bridge Moračica as long as 960 meters]. Vijesti Hronika (in Montenegrin). Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "Crna Gora otvorila prvu dionicu nove autocesta. Platili su skoro milijardu eura za 41 kilometar" [Montenegro opened the first section of the new highway. They paid almost one billion euros for 41 kilometers]. Telegram (in Croatian). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Objavljene cijene putarine za sve poddionice auto-puta" [Published toll prices for all sub-sections of the highway]. RTCG (in Montenegrin). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ a b Tomović, Predrag (10 August 2022). "Kineske 'lekcije' za nastavak autoputa u Crnoj Gori" [Chinese 'lessons' for the continuation of the highway in Montenegro]. Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Ibrahimović: Sljedeća dionica auto-puta biće Mateševo-Andrijevica, javni poziv za izbor najpovoljnijeg izvođača radova 2025" [Ibrahimović: The next section of the highway will be Mateševo-Andrijevica, a public call for the selection of the most favorable contractor in 2025.]. CDM (in Montenegrin). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Pogledajte kako prioritetna dionica auto-puta od Smokovca do Mataševa izgleda iz vadzuha" [See how the priority section of the highway from Smokovac to Mateševo looks like from the air]. Vijesti.me (in Montenegrin). 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.