Kosovo-Serbia connection to commence construction

Construction will commence on the new connection from Kosovo’s capital Pristina to Nis in Serbia. The first stretch of the highway to be built will be the 77km section from Nis to Merdare in Serbia. The project is expected to cost €212 million, with a portion of the funding at least being provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB). Plans have yet to be announced for the stretch running from Serbia’s border with Kosovo to Pristina. Once complete this route will provide new links from Serbia to Albania an

October 13, 2017 Read time: 1 min

Construction will commence on the new connection from Kosovo’s capital Pristina to Nis in Serbia. The first stretch of the highway to be built will be the 77km section from Nis to Merdare in Serbia. The project is expected to cost €212 million, with a portion of the funding at least being provided by the 1054 European Investment Bank (EIB). Plans have yet to be announced for the stretch running from Serbia’s border with Kosovo to Pristina. Once complete this route will provide new links from Serbia to Albania and Macedonia through Kosovo. A highway route already connects Pristina with Albania’s capital Tirana as well as its main port at Durres.

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Serbia to tender for Nis-Pristina motorway by end of 2018

The first tender for construction of the Nis-Pristina motorway could be called by the end of his year, according to Zorana Mihajlovic, Serbia’s minister of construction. Value of the first phase of the project is estimated at €240 million. Around 20% of the amount will be financed from aid, while the remainder will be secured by the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and the EIB (European Investment Bank).

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