Work soon to start on Bosnia’s Hranjen Tunnel

Work is expected to start soon on Bosnia’s Hranjen Tunnel, part of the future Goražde-to-Sarajevo highway. Gorazde Emir Okovic, head of the Podrinje Canton, told Bosnian media despite recent poor weather construction of the road is proceeding. Cost of the six-kilometre double-tube tunnel will be around €92 million with phase one amounting to nearly €36 million. The tunnel will cut the journey between the two towns from 95km to 56km and the time from 90 minutes to 45 minutes.
February 27, 2019 Read time: 1 min
Work is expected to start soon on Bosnia’s Hranjen Tunnel, part of the future Goražde-to-Sarajevo highway.


Gorazde Emir Okovic, head of the Podrinje Canton, told Bosnian media despite recent poor weather construction of the road is proceeding.

Cost of the six-kilometre double-tube tunnel will be around €92 million with phase one amounting to nearly €36 million.

The tunnel will cut the journey between the two towns from 95km to 56km and the time from 90 minutes to 45 minutes.

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