Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
PLANNING A COMPLETION OF CORIDORS AS A STRATEGIC
PRIORITY
Vaska Atanasova, Ph. D, University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bitola, Faculty of Technical Sciences,
Department for Transport and Traffic Engineering, Macedonia
Ile Cvetanovski, Ph. D, University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bitola, Faculty of Technical Sciences,
Department for Transport and Traffic Engineering, Macedonia
Abstract
Traffic network in the Republic of Macedonia is characterize with two transport corridors in direction
North – South (corridor X) and East – West (corridor VIII), which are mutually crossed and represent
strategy and economic priority in the Republic of Macedonia.
In this article we are going to emphasize the importance of rehabilitation of railway corridor X,
upgrading of road corridor X and unequal development of kinds of traffic.
Key words: corridor X, planning, traffic
1. INTRODUCTION
Republic of Macedonia with its favorable geographical position has always been a country at a
crossroads. Roads and transport corridors that pass through its territory have a long tradition dating
back to ancient times. Through it passed roads that connected the East and West, Europe and the
Orient. This region passed the famous Via Egnatia, which connected the Adriatic Sea to
Constantinople. Also, the Vardar valley, with its strategic position, was a key communication corridor
for the Balkan and beyond Southern Europe. Current road corridors VIII (east-west) and X (northsouth),
which connected the region with Europe and Asia, lead roots of ancient roads "Via Militaris"
(north-south) and "Via Egnatia" (east-west).
Right here in the seventies of the nineteenth century was built the first railway line in the region, from
Skopje to Thessaloniki. So, it used to be. And how is it today Unfortunately, as we do not know to
recognize this potential that has our country. Potential to links. Therefore in extended texts will be
shown the importance of the rehabilitation of the railway corridor X and upgrading of the road corridor
X, as well as the reasons for the eradication of unequal development of kinds of traffic.
2. UNEQUAL DEVELOPMENT OF KINDS OF TRAFFIC IN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Roads and rail infrastructure and its continuous development and renewal represent an indicator for
the development of countries they own.
In the past 50 years in the traffic system of the Republic of Macedonia was extremely inconsistent
development in separate traffic branches, unfavorable particularly expressed between road and rail
transport. As a comparison of the two transport systems (road and rail), road traffic from about 8
percent in the 50’s, today has risen to about 92 percent in passenger and 89 percent in cargo traffic.
It is obvious that the implement of rail projects have been neglected at the expense of road transport
within the existing Trans – European network.
Major changes occurred in the development and modal distribution of transport between rail and road
transport in favor of road as consequence of the rapid development of the industry for production of
motor road vehicles, unequal economic conditions of these two transport systems and increasing the
flexibility of road traffic adjustment in emerging economic conditions, that is mostly due to the
possibility of transport of “door to door” and smaller transportation costs for low traffic volume,
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