Construction of the E-761 Highway, Pojate–Preljina section (Morava Corridor)
Thu, 07-31-2025 - 12:39
Project carrier:
Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure
Project title:
Construction of the E-761 Highway, Pojate–Preljina section (Morava Corridor)
Contracting Authority:
Government of the Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia (Financier) “Corridors of Serbia"JSC (Investor)
Main contractor:
Bechtel – Enka UK Limited consortium
Investor:
Corridors of Serbia
Contractor:
Bechtel – Enka UK Limited consortium
Supervision:
„Louis Berger d.o.o.
Designer:
Bechtel – Enka UK Limited consortium
Strategic and legal basis:
Law on Establishing Public Interest and Special Procedures for the Implementation of the Infrastructure Corridor Construction Project of Highway E-761, Section Pojate–Preljina (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 49/2019).Spatial Plan of the Republic of Serbia (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 88/2010), Spatial Plan of the Special Purpose Area of the Infrastructure Corridor of Highway E-761, Section Pojate–Preljina (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 98/2013).Commercial contract for the construction of the E-761 highway, Pojate – Preljina project (Morava Corridor) Direct contracting based on the intergovernmental agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the United States of America.
The significance of the project:
The road from Pojate to Preljina, known as the Moravian Corridor, is extremely important as it connects the central parts of Serbia with the two most important road routes, Corridors 10 and 11. It will connect all major settlements in the region: Ćićevac, Stalać, Kruševac, Trstenik, Vrnjačka Banja, Kraljevo and Čačak, Around 500,000 people live in this area.
Status of the project:
Works have been completed and the road sections were opened to traffic as follows: from Pojate to Makrešane, covering 16.95 km, on 29 April 2023; from Makrešane to Kruševac (Koševi), covering 10.88 km, on 7 December 2023; and from Kruševac (Koševi) to Vrnjačka Banja, covering 30.02 km, on 22 December 2024. Works are underway on the remaining section of the route from Vrnjačka Banja to Preljina, with a total length of 54.55 km. The complete route is expected to be finished by mid-2026.
Investment value:
EUR 2.1 billion
Start of the project:
- 15. 12. 2019.
Completion of the project:
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Mid-2026
Source of finance:
Foreign banks' loans
Project description:
The planned highway will partly be built on the existing route, and partly relocated from the category I state road M-5. The total length of the highway is approximately 112.40 km and consists of 3 sections: Pojate–Kruševac (27.83 km), Kruševac–Adran (53.88 km), and Adran–Preljina (30.66 km). The highway is being built for a maximum permitted speed of 30 km/h. This project will involve the regulation of riverbeds and the telecommunications corridor. It is planned to construct a total of 12 interchanges and 116 other structures (bridges, overpasses, underpasses).