Work on Bosnian link accelerates

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.
February 27, 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. However, Bosnia's Ministry of Communications and Transport has stated that it is now taking action and is speeding up the pace of the construction works. The total cost of the project has not been revealed at this stage by the authorities however

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