OPENING OF 5-KILOMETER MOTORWAY SECTION BIJAČA-KRAVICE
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new five-kilometre motorway was held today. Head of the FBiH Motorways Ensad Karić and the FBiH Prime Minister, Nermin Nikšić, officially opened the new motorway subsection Bijača-Kravice, along with ten kilometres of reconstructed regional roads R424 and R423.
The construction works took 20 months at the cost of 56 million KM. This marks the successful completion of another project which employed domestic companies, ŽGP and Hidrogradnja, and the consortium leader Euro-Asfalt Sarajevo. The Bijača-Kravice subsection also included the construction of the Bijača border crossing.
Karić stated that the Bijača border crossing was entirely funded from the company’s coffers, and was completed ahead of schedule. Karić announced that the official opening of the border crossing would take place the following week.
He underlined that the FBiH Motorways are pushing forwards with the construction of modern motorways in BiH. “If the current pace is maintained, our country, and its citizens, will have 102 kilometres of new motorways at their disposal by the end of 2014,” Karić stressed. The FBiH Motorways managed to save six million KM on this project, and these funds were reinvested in the development of local communities. “This project brings honour to us all,” Nikšić said.
On behalf of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian consortium, Euro-Asfalt Sarajevo CEO Hamed Ramić expressed his gratitude to all partners involved in the project, adding that the construction process involved state-of-the-art building equipment. “With this project, the Bosnian-Herzegovinian civil engineering sector has gained the necessary references which will make domestic companies more competitive on foreign markets,” Ramić concluded.
Head of Ljubuški Municipality Nevenko Barbarić elaborated that the local administration has been involved in the implementation of the project since its inception. He underlined the economic importance of this motorway, having in mind that the country as a whole, as well as his municipality, is in need of jobs and investments. He expressed gratitude to CEO Karić for recognizing the needs of the local community by building ten kilometres of modern regional roads, thus improving the quality of roads leading towards the motorway and the border.
Apart from the five-kilometre motorway, the Bijača-Kravice subsection also included two flyovers, three underpasses, a traffic control centre, a frontal toll station, and the Kravice resting area. The motorway will be open for traffic as of next week, when the official opening of the Bijača border crossing is planned.
Source: Klix.ba
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