Serbia planning transport infrastructure improvements

The Serbian Government is preparing its plans for a programme of transport infrastructure improvements and upgrades. According to the country’s Ministry of Transport, the work is desperately needed to improve Serbia’s dilapidated transport infrastructure. The poor state of the country’s transport network is said to cost the country’s economy some €500 million/year, as well as resulting in an excessive number of road deaths and injuries. Serbian highway company Putevi Srbije is currently working on improvem
October 30, 2013 Read time: 1 min
The Serbian Government is preparing ITS plans for a programme of transport infrastructure improvements and upgrades.  According to the country’s Ministry of Transport, the work is desperately needed to improve Serbia’s dilapidated transport infrastructure. The poor state of the country’s transport network is said to cost the country’s economy some €500 million/year, as well as resulting in an excessive number of road deaths and injuries. Serbian highway company Putevi Srbije is currently working on improvements to the road towards Veliki Popovic, and other local road projects. Another key project is hand in Serbia is for the Novi Sad-Ruma highway, which will include the Fruska Gora tunnel. The project will be financed 50:50 by the state and Vojvodina county, although ITS estimated cost has yet to be announced.
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