Construction of section of Horgoš-Novi Sad highway to commence on May 10th

- Construction of 20 kilometers of road on the highway between Horgoš and Novi Sad will start on Sunday (May 10, 2009) – the Ministry of Economy of Serbia announced yesterday (May 6, 2009).

Total of 15 applications have been submitted on the tender for construction of 20 kilometers of left lanes on that road, which is situated on Corridor 10, but the name of the contractor has not been announced yet.

According to the announcement of the Ministry of Economy, the Government of Serbia will provide funds for completion of Kragujevac-Batočina road by the end of the next year.

- Construction went well in the last few years, and we have provided funds for the works to be resumed this year – said Mlađan Dinkić, the Minister of Economy, on the occasion of his visit to Kragujevac.

- The Government will also provide funds in 2010 for completion of the road, but everything will depend on how quickly the land-utilization plan is adopted in Batočina – said Dinkić.

According to the announcement, Dinkić opened traffic circle in Lepenički Boulevard in Kragujevac, in which 90m RSD was invested.

City of Kragujevac provided 45.5m RSD for the traffic circle, while remaining 44.5m RSD were set aside from the National Investment Plan.

Total of 2.2 billion RSD should be set aside from NIP for Corridor 10, as well as 31.5m RSD from the emergency funds for completion of the main project for construction of 20 kilometers of road between Horgoš and Novi Sad.