Obrenovac-Preljina highway to be completed by mid-2017

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VP of the Government and the minister of construction and infrastructure, said on Saturday, August 8, 2015 that Corridor 11 from Obrenovac to Preljina, some 105 km long, will be completed by mid-2017 in the full highway profile.

On the Day of construction workers of Serbia, August 8, Mihajlovic, together with the head of Koridori Srbije, Dmitar Djurovic and acting head of Putevi Srbije, Zoran Drobnjak, visited the works at the section from Obrenovac to Ub and then said the section and the Lajkovac-Ub section will be completed as planned by mid-2017.

She reminded that the main contractor of the works for these two sections is Chinese Shandong Highspeed. She said the section from Ljig to Preljina where Azerbaijan company Azvirt has been on will be completed by August 2016 latest.

When journalist asked how sections from Surcin to Obrenovac and Preljina to Montenegro wil be built, Mihajlovic said that negotiations on the best funding model for the government have been in progress i.e. whether it will be built as a concession or through loans.

Mihajlovic said that for the section from Belgrade to Obrenovac they have been disusing with partners from Azerbaijan and that in the next 1,5 months negotiation results could be known.