CONSTRUCTION OF THE BELGRADE BYPASS ON MOTORWAY E-70/E-75, SECTOR B – BRIDGE OVER THE SAVA RIVER NEAR OSTRUŽNICA – BUBANJ POTOK, SECTIONS: 4, 5 and 6
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Project carrier:
Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure
Project title:
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BELGRADE BYPASS ON MOTORWAY E-70/E-75, SECTOR B – BRIDGE OVER THE SAVA RIVER NEAR OSTRUŽNICA – BUBANJ POTOK, SECTIONS: 4, 5 and 6
Contracting Authority:
Government of the Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia (Financier) PE“Roads of Serbia” (Investor)
Main contractor:
Power Construction Corporation of China, Limited Ltd
Investor:
PE "Roads of Serbia"
Contractor:
Power Construction Corporation of China, Ltd.
Supervision:
Centralna putna laboratorija d.o.o., Makspro d.o.o., Adomne d.o.o., and Aba-geodetska kuća d.o.o.
Designer:
The Highway Institute JSC
Strategic and legal basis:
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- Law on Ratification of the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Infrastructure between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the People's Republic of China, signed on 20 August 2009 ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia - International Treaties", No. 90/09);
Law on Ratification of Annex No. 1 to the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Infrastructure between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the People's Republic of China ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia - International Treaties", No. 9/2013);
Law on Ratification of Annex No. 2 to the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Infrastructure between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the People's Republic of China ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia - International Treaties", No. 13/13);
Commercial contract for the construction project of the Belgrade bypass on the E70/E75 highway, section: bridge over the Sava River near Ostružnica - Bubanj potok (sectors 4, 5 and 6) with associated annexes
- Direct contracting based on the intergovernmental agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
The significance of the project:
The construction of the Belgrade bypass is of major importance as it alleviates transit traffic burden on the city center. The project integrates existing and new motorways, thereby linking the international corridors to and from Belgrade.
Status of the project:
The period for remedying deficiencies is currently underway.
Investment value:
2.59 billion yuan
Start of the project:
24. 12. 2018.
Completion of the project:
The entire section has been open to traffic since June 29, 2023.
Source of finance:
The budget of the Republic of Serbia and the loan from the Chinese Export-Import Bank
Project description:
The total length of the subject section was 19.5km. Among the main structures located along the route, four tunnels stand out with a total length of 2,760 meters, 22 bridges (only one shorter than 50 meters) with a total length of 5,307 meters, two interchanges, and one junction. The section has been dived into 3 sectors, and in particular:
Sector 4, the section from the Ostružnica Bridge to the Orlovača interchange, 7 km long, for which the right side of the highway has been constructed within the first phase, along with earthworks on the left side. And within the second phase, the left side of the highway has been constructed, along with bridges 9, 10, and 11, as well as the Lipak and Železnik tunnels.
Sector 5, the section from the Orlovača interchange to the Straževica tunnel, 3 km long, for which the right side of the highway and earthworks on the left side were completed in the first phase, while in the second phase the left side, bridges 13, 14, and 15, as well as the left tunnel tube of the Straževica tunnel, were constructed.
Sector 6, the section from the Straževica tunnel to Bubanj Potok, 9.5 km long, has been constructed as a full-profile highway, including 16 bridges, the Beli Potok tunnel, the Avala interchange, and the Bubanj Potok junction.