Sarajevo-Belgrade highway route agreed – North section through Bijeljina, high-speed section from Sarajevo to Visegrad

The chairman of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, the Minister of Traffic and Communication of FB&H, Denis Lasic, and the Minister of Traffic and Communication of Republika Srpska, Nedjo Trninic, agreed on February 26 on the final route of the Sarajevo-Belgrade highway and high-speed road.

– We have agreed for the route to be officially proposed and be put on the map within the next seven days, after which it will be put up for the further adoption procedure – Dodik said at a press conference following the meeting.

He emphasized that Turkey was ready for investments in one such structure. As it was later added, it remains to be seen in which way Turkey will be involved, as the possibility of additional loans remains.

What's important now, Dodik says, is for B&H to have a defined route which it will present to Ankara.

– I can say that the route will go from Raca through Bijeljina, through Brcko and Loncari and down to Sarajevo and further to Pale, Rogatica and Visegrad, where a connection to Gorazde will be established. We will connect with Serbia near Vardiste – Dodik explained, as reported by Klix.

The section between Sarajevo and Visegrad will be built as a high-speed route, whereas the section in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is up to the local authorities.

Dodik informed the press that the entire project would cost close to EUR 3 billion and that dozens of tunnels and bridges would go into that price. He reminded that Serbia would start building its section, toward Kuzmin, that is, between Belgrade and Semberija, in June.

Another important thing is the positive function of the section from Bosanska Gradiska to Visegrad, being direct competition to the highway through Slavonia.

– If the route from Bosanska Gradiska through Doboj to Sarajevo and Visegrad is put into function, the trip from Ljubljana to Thessaloniki would be shortened by 200 km and this is our opportunity – Dodik said.

Lasic clarified that the section of the highway through the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina would go down the already planned route from Zepce through Tuzla to Bijeljina.

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ministry of Traffic of FB&H

Ministry of Traffic of Republika Srpska

Milorad Dodik

Denis Lasic

Nedjo Trninic

Sarajevo Belgrade highway

Sarajevo Belgrade highway route

Sarajevo Belgrade