Two thirds of Corridor 10 motorway, Serbia finished

Serbian Minister of Transport Milutin Mrkonjic has reported that so far two thirds of construction works of the country’s Corridor 10 motorway have been completed. He said that a total of US$5.86 billion (€4.50bn) of loans have been approved for infrastructure projects, out of which $4.3 billion have not been realised, as previously stated by the Minister of Finance, Mladan Dinkic. The minister said that the Corridor 10’s most difficult build sections were between Nis and Dimitrovgrad, which has three large
July 3, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Serbian Minister of Transport Milutin Mrkonjic has reported that so far two thirds of construction works of the country’s Corridor 10 motorway have been completed. He said that a total of US$5.86 billion (€4.50bn) of loans have been approved for infrastructure projects, out of which $4.3 billion have not been realised, as previously stated by the Minister of Finance, Mladan Dinkic. The minister said that the Corridor 10’s most difficult build sections were between Nis and Dimitrovgrad, which has three large tunnels, two large canyons, and a section between Nis, Vranje and Presevo including three large tunnels and two canyons.

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