Implementation of Corridors 8 and 10-d contract begins today
Skopje, 22 April 2023 (MIA) - The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Public Enterprise for State Roads said the implementation of the contract on the construction of Corridors 8 and 10-d begins on Saturday.
According to the contract, preparatory works, construction staking, preparation of urban projects, basic projects, in order to start the procedures for expropriation and design, start as of Saturday.
In addition, mobilization of staff, preparing locations to set up camps for the construction operation, analysis and calculation of offset survey points and elevations, preparing procedures for geotechnical investigations also begins.
The construction of Corridors 8 and 10-d is of strategic interest for the country. The implementation of this largest infrastructure project completes the corridor highway connection of the Republic of North Macedonia with Europe and the region. This facilitates movement of goods, services and capital, and most importantly, enables safe traffic, said the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Public Enterprise for State Roads.
The Bechtel and Enka consortium signed an EUR 1.3 billion contract with the State Roads Public Enterprise for the construction of four highway sections of Corridors 8 and 10. The construction on the Tetovo – Gostivar; Gostivar – Bukojchani; and Prilep – Bitola highway sections begins on April 22, and on the Trebenishta – Struga – Kjafasan section on December 12. According to announcements, an average of 25 kilometers will be constructed per year, and a kilometer will cost EUR 12 million.
