Construction delays affect Bosnian highway project

In Bosnia, delays have affected the construction work on the country’s key Corridor 5c highway project. So far 37km of the 336km Corridor 5c highway has been built, with 21km under construction and a further 43km section being cleared for work to commence. Construction work on a section of the Corridor 5c highway is set to commence by the end of September 2011. The section of highway being built is located in Ljubuska and Capljina, with work staring on the 4km Kravica-Bijaca and due for completion in 10 mon
May 10, 2012 Read time: 1 min
In Bosnia, delays have affected the construction work on the country’s key Corridor 5c highway project. So far 37km of the 336km Corridor 5c highway has been built, with 21km under construction and a further 43km section being cleared for work to commence. Construction work on a section of the Corridor 5c highway is set to commence by the end of September 2011. The section of highway being built is located in Ljubuska and Capljina, with work staring on the 4km Kravica-Bijaca and due for completion in 10 months. Loans worth €511.29 million will be provided jointly by the 1166 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the 1054 European Investment Bank (EIB).

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