Motorways in the Republic of Macedonia

The list of highways in Macedonia is on all motorways in Macedonia. The tracks are from public companies for state roads ( Macedonian Javno Pretprijatie za Državni Patista Јавно Претпријатие за Државни Патишта; Albanian Ndërmarrja Publike për Rrugë Shtetërore ) operated and managed. They have been built by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

The motorways are toll roads in Macedonia. The legally prescribed maximum speed is 120 km / h

Geographical location

Macedonia is located in the center of the Balkan peninsula and is the intersection of the Pan-European Transport Corridor VIII and X, which connects the neighboring countries of Serbia and Greece and Albania and Bulgaria.

The European Routes 65, 75 and 852 pass through Macedonia.

History

The first project to build a highway in Macedonia was presented in 1966. She was part of the Autoput Bratstvo i jedinstvo, which combined with that of the borders of Yugoslavia to Austria and Italy to Greece. It ran through the whole Federation and opened up four of the six republics of Central Europe.

1980, approximately 115 km long section Kumanovo - Veles - Negotino - Demir Kapija was opened and is thus regarded as the first motorway in Macedonia. She was later supplemented by a connection to Skopje and the Skopje airport. Much later, after the independence of Macedonia in 1991, the sections Kumanovo - Tabanovce ( border with Serbia ) were added and Smokvice - Gevgelija ( Greek border ).

In 2000, the route Skopje - Tetovo - Gostivar was opened. And in 2008, the northern bypass of Skopje was opened to traffic.

Since February 2014 a motorway will be built between Kičevo and Ohrid.

Existing and planned motorways

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M1

The M1 is completed by an in construction are, 28.8 km long section and passable as a motorway. 2007 was signed with Serbia and Greece, a contract which provides for expanding the complete axle Belgrade -Thessaloniki to Motorway.

M2

The M2 has only been in the planning stage. It is part of the Pan-European Transport Corridor No. VIII, which will link Albania ( Durres and Vlora ) and Bulgaria (Bourgas and Varna ). On the Bulgarian side, the plan is approved by the government and should be largely completed by 2013. When the construction work will begin on the Macedonian side is uncertain, with some sections already exist as a motorway. On the Albanian side of the corridor, the axis was expanded into a new highway sections to be developed into a highway.

M3

The M3 is a well-developed national road to Kosovo. She is one of the most important economic corridors in Macedonia.

M4

The M4 is created ready until after Gostivar. The other section to the border of Albania is a winding National Road, the visit especially of summer tourists who Ohrid and Struga, is traversed.

The Skopje Bypass

This section of highway relieves the city center from the heavy traffic and also reduce travel time on the Pan-European Corridor VIII considerably. The distance is 27 kilometers long and currently the most modern highway Macedonia. It was officially opened in June 2009.

M5

The M5 is approximately 300 kilometers, the longest national highway in Macedonia. But it contains not a single kilometer of motorway. Economically it is very important because it connects the west and east Macedonia.

M6

The M6 is a well-developed national road linking the Stip and Strumica with Bulgaria.

Tolls

The fees for the two existing highways in Macedonia can be paid in cash or with coupons:

  • Skopje - Gostivar = 1.64 Euro/100 Denar
  • Kumanovo - Gevgelija = 2.95 Euro/180 Denar
  • Greater Skopje = no fees
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