Koridori Srbije signs Corridor 11 motorway deal with Shandong HSG

Serbian Minister of Infrastructure, Velimir Ilic, and the director of the roads company Koridori Srbije, Dmitar Durovic, say they have signed a contract agreement with the Chinese company Shandong High Speed Group, for construction of the Corridor 11 motorway, worth a total of €257.23 million (US$ 334mn). The contract has been signed by Zhu Wei, deputy director of the Chinese company, for construction of the Ljig-Preljina part of 50km. Meanwhile, a new tender is due to be called soon for construction of the
May 16, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Serbian Minister of Infrastructure, Velimir Ilic, and the director of the roads company 3235 Koridori Srbije, Dmitar Durovic, say they have signed a contract agreement with the Chinese company Shandong High Speed Group, for construction of the Corridor 11 motorway, worth a total of €257.23 million (US$ 334mn).

The contract has been signed by Zhu Wei, deputy director of the Chinese company, for construction of the Ljig-Preljina part of 50km.

Meanwhile, a new tender is due to be called soon for construction of the Ljig-Preljina part on Corridor 11, and the Belgrade-Obrenovac part, worth some €600 million (US$779.07mn). The workforce for the project is expected to increase from 4,000 to 10,000.

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