Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
The Republic of Macedonia with its extremely favorable central position in the Balkan Peninsula is a
road junction, but with the current lack of development, especially in the direction east – west, it has
not been valorized. In view of construction of roads in the Republic of Macedonia appears imminent
and inevitable need of completing two international road corridors (corridor VIII and corridor X) with a
comparison of competing corridors in our environment and the need of their completion, would
rejected danger for their marginalization and avoid the possibility of becoming the Republic of
Macedonia etc. “appendicitis” on the international road map.
Corridor VIII (east – west), which is on our territory starts from Deve Bair (border with Bulgaria) to
Kafasan (border with Albania) with total length through Republic of Macedonia of 304 km, as part of
the road corridor which passes through Bulgaria – Macedonia – ends in Albania (Durres) and further
by sea through Palermo (Italy) to Tunis and Algiers. On the territory of the Republic of Macedonia from
total 304 km, 27,6 % are built on level of highway, and 8,7% are under construction.
Corridor X (north – south), which on our territory starts from Tabanovce (border with Serbia) to
Bogorodica (border with Greece) with total length through Republic of Macedonia of 176 km, which
from northern Europe through Serbia, Macedonia goes to Africa and Asia. From a total of 172 km, 132
km are build on level of motorway. Recent built sections are: section Negotino – Demir Kapija (16 km)
and section Smokvica – Gevgelija (11,3 km). Also, within the road corridor X is the sub – section d,
Veles – Medzitlija, passing and linking Veles, Prilep and Bitola with Greece, with total length of 127,1
km.
Figure 2: Length of the road corridors VIII and X on the territory of Republic of Macedonia
Corridor X is the most important element of the central transport network that connects Greece with
Austria. Its length is 1 451 km. The current average annual daily traffic on corridor X linking Salzburg
and Thessaloniki through Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade and Skopje is 15 000 vehicle per day and is
expected to increase by 6 % per year, or 40 000 vehicles per day, to 2020.
In most of the territory of the Republic of Macedonia this road corridor is built as a motorway, left just a
section Demir Kapija – Smokvica with length of 28,18 km, in line with European standards, which will
complete the main axis of corridor X which pass trough Republic of Macedonia. With the construction
of the section Demir Kapija – Smokvica, will be fully completed construction of corridor X on highway
level. With the completion of this section, corridor X will become a modern section in accordance with
European standards. The main goal of construction is to reduce travel cost and travel time, faster flow
of vehicle which will positively impact on increase in the transit of persons and goods and raising the
level of trade between the countries.
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