Investments in road infrastructure in in the last decade - Plans for the future

Lahudin Myrtaj, Civil Eng. Naim Kelmendi, Msc. Gjynejt Mustafa, Civil Eng. Investments in road infrastructure in Kosovo in the last decade - Plans for the future

• Core Map of road infrastructure in South-Eastern Europe and road network in Kosova Investments in road infrastructure in Kosovo in the last decade - Plans for the future

• The road network in Kosovo Competence Paved % Unpaved % Total in Km / Type MI 1810 94.2% 111 5.8% 1921 Motorway 38 38 National 599 99.3% 4 0.7% 603 Regional 1173 91.6% 107 8.3% 1280 Municipal 5034* Local 4463* Urban 571* Total 6955 Investments in road infrastructure in Kosovo in the last decade - Plans for the future

• Graph of the length of the road network in Kosovo, expressed in %

Gjatësia e rrjetit rrugor në Kosovë

6% 7% 14%

73% Nacionale Regjionale Lokale Urbane Investments in road infrastructure in Kosovo in the last decade - Plans for the future

• Phases of development of national and regional road network in Kosovo Length of National roads Length of Regional roads Phase

Total Total Paved % Paved % length length

1950-1965 744 230 30.9 406 40 9.8

1965-1980 571 522 91.4 1194 692 57.9

1980-2000 625 595 95.5 1305 917 70.2

2000-2011 641 637 99.4 1280 1166 91 Investments in road infrastructure in Kosovo in the last decade - Plans for the future

• Investments in national and regional roads in Kosovo in km, 2000-2011 Logo THE FISRT ALBANIAN CONGRESS ON ROADS Investments in road infrastructure in Kosovo in the last decade - Plans for the future

Future Plans : • Route 7 • Route 6 (sector - Macedonian border); • Widening of M9, sector Arllat --border with Montenegro; • Widening of M2, sector - Mitrovica-Milloshevë • Widening of regional road R107, Prizren-Peja • Paving of regional roads:

Logo THE FISRT ALBANIAN CONGRESS ON ROADS Logo THE FISRT ALBANIAN CONGRESS ON ROADS Investments in road infrastructure in Kosovo in the last decade - Plans for the future Conclusions • Kosovo has very well distributed the national and regional road network. Correlation coefficient values ​​showed a high co-relation between the length of roads in the municipal level and number of population and area, and substantial relation to population density. • Kosovo has completed the construction of national road network Now it is working on the widening of these roads to those areas of roads that are part of the corridors and routes of South Eastern Europe and in those areas where large volumes of traffic is presented as a problem. It is working in the completion of roads linking regional and touristic areas with road network of good quality.

Investments in road infrastructure in Kosovo in the last decade - Plans for the future

Conclusions • Investments in road network after the war have started with the rehabilitation of the network, financed mainly by international organizations. From 2003 onwards the Kosovo government has invested a lot in this network, where in recent years we have also constructed roads categories such as: widening of national roads and began the construction of the motorway which is continuing. • Based on plans for the future, Kosovo will have two motorways: a) Route 7 (Vërmicë - Prizren - Pristina - Merdare) and Route 6 (Pristina- – Hani I Elezit), following roads that will connect Kosovo with the countries of the region, with the sea, ports and beyond. There will be expressways or 2 + 2 lane roads (Pristina -Peja - Montenegro border, Pristina - Mitrovica, and Gjilan, Ferizaj - Shtime- connection with route 7). These roads will serve simultaneously to citizens of countries in the region who intend to visit Kosovo or pass through Kosovo transit, in order to visit other countries

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