Corridor 10 – Better Links Between the Region and Europe
Dr Dušan Mladenović Association of Transport and Telecommunications Tradition
Valleys of the Rivers Danube, Sava and Morava, have been some of the most important transportation corridors in the South East Europe for more than 2,000 years. Pan-European Corridors in the Balkans Corridor 10 With Its Branches крацима
It runs from Austria to Greece. It includes both the railway corridor, 2,528 km long, and the road corridor, 2,300 km long. Salzburg (A) – Ljubljana (SLO) – Zagreb (HR) – Belgrade (SRB) – Niš (SRB) – Skopje (MK) – Veles (MK) – Thessaloniki (GR). * Branch A: Graz (A) - Maribor (SLO) – Zagreb (HR) * Branch B: Budapest(SRB) – Novi Sad (SRB) - Belgrade (SRB) * Branch C: Nis (SRB) – Dimitrovgrad (SRB) – Sofia (BG) - Istanbul (TR) – via corridor 4 * Branch D: Veles (MK) – Prilep (MK) - Bitola (MK) - Florina (GR) - Igoumenitsa (GR) Priority Projects of the EU Road Network 2005 New Reality
1. EU has defined its priority axes that run parallel with Corridor 10 in Serbia. The neighbouring countries construct speedily the infrastructure network in the close vicinity. 2. Road transit transport on Corridor 10 has stagnated, and an increasing trend is recorded only on the directions east-west and northeast-southwest. Network Traffic Load and Regional Traffic Flows
The largest traffic load is on the passage through Belgrade, which is why construction of Belgrade Bypass is one of the priorities.
Regional traffic flows through Serbia include both transit flows and Serbia’s bilateral exchange; they are most expressed on the east-west direction.
Izvor: JP Putevi Srbije Freight Traffic Intensity on the Serbian Borders
AADT (Trucks per day)
Source: JP Putevi Srbije Traffic Volume on Corridor 10 and Number of TIR Transits
Goods Vehicles
600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 ec. 0 Crisis 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 TIR Transits 2011 2012 500000 450000 400000 350000 300000 250000 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Corridor 10 Within the SEE Road Network Corridor 10 Within the SEE Railway Network Importance of Corridor 10 for Serbia– More Intensive Works
Geographical position and importance of Corridor 10 for the Region and Serbia imposed the need for intensive construction and raising the capacity of transport routes. Final Works
NORTH: Horgos – Novi Sad All sections (1-108) completed in 2010 and 2011. BELGRADE : A segment of the Belgrade Bypass, from the “Orlovaca” node zone, via Ostruznica to the “Dobanovci” loop zone, has been completed. Rehabilitation of the highway through Belgrade was completed , including the “Gazela” Bridge across the Sava River.
Branch 10c: The bridge across the Danube near Beska was completed. The “Dobanovci” loop and the section through Batajnica were finished, thus making a link of the main axis of Corridor 10 and the Branch 10c towards Hungary in full highway profile. Ongoing Works on Corridor 10
SOUTH: Grabovnica – Levosoje •Srpska kuca– Donji Neradovac (Contractor : Aktor S.A., for performance of works on LOT 2: Start of works: January 2011. Construction period 540 days), • Grabovnica-Grdelica (Contractor: Terna S.A., Start of works, April 2012. Construction period: 730 days) - 10 bridges, Grdelica loop, 9 supporting walls, river regulation • Vladicin Han– Donji Neradovac (3 Lots - Contractor: Terna S.A. Start of works: April 2012. Construction period: 730 days per each lot)
NORTH: Corridor 10c – Y branch, bypass around Subotica to the Border Crossing Kelebija Ongoing Works on Corridor 10
EAST, Е-80: Nis – Dimitrovgrad • Dimitrovgrad Bypass: LOT 1 – contractor: Alpine Bau GmbH, LOT 2 – Bridges , contractor: Alpine Bau GmbH, LOT 3 – tunnels, contractor Terna • Pirot East– Dimitrovgrad - section length: 14.3 km • Crvena Reka– Ciflik – section length: 12.7 km, two bridges, a loop • Prosek- Crvena Reka: LOT1: Prosek- Bancarevo (9.4km,10 bridges); LOT2: Crvena Reka(13.1km, 5 bridges); LOT3: Tunnel Bancarevo (two tunnel tubes and two traffic lanes , 750m) Ongoing Works on Corridor 10
BELGRADE – Bypass : Works on linking the bypass and reaching full functionality Orlovaca Loop– Bubanj Potok South Adriatic Freeway – called Coridor XI
Connecting Italy over multimodal sea line Bar-Bari, Adriatic expressway – R1 with Corridor 10, to Romania and Corridor 4
• Works have already started and some sections will be soon ready for traffic. • Building of first bridges and tunels started.
Total lenght 423 km through Serbia 258 km through Montenegro 165 km
Once we finish the Corridors 10 and 11, most of major Serbian cities will be connected by highways. Priorities on Railway Corridor 10, According to SEETO Increased Capacities and Time Saving on the Borders
In addition to increased capacities of border crossings, i.e. traffic lanes and equipping, so called “soft” solutions are very important. They can achieve substantial savings with small investments, primarily in waiting times of freight vehicles. Along with electronic pre-notification of customs documents, customs procedures can be accelerated in the area of transport documents.
An example is electronic CMR which is already implemented in some European countries. One of the implemented solutions by which Serbia is a leader in Europe is TIR-EPD, which is electronic pre-notification of transiting vehicles under cover TIR Carnet. In the Customs Union Russia, Belorussia and Kazakhstan, electronic pre-notification of vehicles is obligatory. Acceleration of Vehicle Flow – TIR EPD Green Lanes
Dedicating separate lanes for vehicles with TIR-EPD: • Waiting times reduced a lot • High financial savings to customs authorities • Higher efficiency in risk assessment • Ensures and facilitates international trade
Acceleration of Vehicle Flow – TIR EPD Green Lanes
One of the possible concepts of TIR-EPD and TOR Green Lanes. Project “Green Lanes” already implemented in some countries Concept of TIR “Green Lanes” has to be completed on both sides of the border crossing. Otherwise it would make no sense. Thank you for your attention!