Tag: roads

The Balkan lynx often crosses the road between Gostivar and Kichevo that passes through his natural habitat. The recordings made by the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) show that this critically endangered animal is under risk on a daily basis to end up under the wheels of vehicles in an attempt to move or provide food. The cutting of the...

The amount of investments and the interest by the foreign companies to work in North Macedonia depends directly on the development of the road and railroad infrastructure. North Macedonia is falling behind the countries in the region regarding the foreign investments and the condition of the roads. The country’s strategic position, its location at the heart of the Balkan...

The past 2021 was a year that was marked by the ongoing development of passenger traffic but was also marked by the country's railroad downgrading. Also, the past year can be described as a period where the key infrastructural projects in Macedonia got stuck in the labyrinths of tenders and administrative procedures. The international tender for building the railroad...

The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the income from the motorway tolls collected by North Macedonia's Public Enterprise for State Roads. Between July and September this year a total of €9 790 479 was collected, informed the PE for State Roads. During the same quarter last year, the total income from the motorway toll stations was €14.1...

The foreign visitors are most displeased by the road network and the cleanliness of the public spaces in North Macedonia. This is the overall response by most of the guests from abroad that were queried last year at the country's border crossings. They gave the highest score for people's friendliness and to the archaeological and historical resources of North...

The question about the extent of the importance of bicycles as a means of transportation for North Macedonia's citizens returned again with the rise of the numbers of COVID-19 infection cases. The coronavirus' rapid spread through close contacts has led to serious difficulties in the functioning of public transportation in the cities, including an increased interest by the people...

The two biggest political parties in North Macedonia give similar promises concerning the development of the infrastructure in the next four years if they are given the mandate by the citizens to form the new government. The coalitions "Mozheme" (We Can), led by SDSM and "Obnova za Makedonija" (Renewal for Macedonia) led by VMRO-DPMNE put a stress on the...

Despite the fact that the Macedonians have the lowest salaries in Europe, they still pay very expensive tolls. The compensation for one kilometer by car is 2,6 denars, and the adoption of the new toll price in 2014 was justified by VMRO-DPMNE, which claimed that the global economic crisis has ended and the compensation must be increased to the...

After several years of announcements, the country has finally decided to start designing the new expressway from Bitola to the Macedonian-Greek border. Greece has built a new expressway a few years ago to the border and is waiting for the Macedonian authorities to complete their work in order to operate the Pan-European Corridor 10d. The next expressway from Bitola...

The Minister of Transportation and Communications Goran Sugareski informed that 8 million euros will be invested in the reconstruction of the Gostivar Kichevo road, as annually this road is traversed by 4 million passengers. "8 million euros are invested through the Public Enterprise for state roads for reconstruction of the road from Gostivar to Kichevo. Previously, we reconstructed the...

Investments in the road infrastructure in the total ammount of 1,27 billion euros have been planned, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at press conference today, speaking about the roads that were built or rehabilitated last year, but also on the projects that are underway and the building, rehabilitation and reconstruction of roads planned for this year, in total length...

At today's meeting of the Steering Committee for crises, it was concluded that the situation with the weather was caused by adverse weather conditions, and is generally stable. “Currently, traffic has been brought to a standstill on the Stip-Veles road near the Three Fountains because a heavily loaded vehicle is blocking the way, and several roads leading to the mountain...

At the latest, by the middle of next year, construction will start on five new express motorways, said the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski today in Negotino,  adding that the project is worth 300 million euros. “We're talking about the way from Stip to Kocani, and then Stip - Radovis, Rankovce - Kriva Palanka, Gradsko - Prilep and Ohrid - Peshtani. These...

The Government will allocate 7,2 million euros for the construction of local roads this year. This announcement came from the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, while visiting Sopiste, a suburb of the capital. So far, we have been informed that the Government have invested 57 million euros in the construction of local roads, with these funds 350 local roads were built...

Last night, floodwater in Kumanovo region caused the overflow of the river basins of rivrs Kumanovka, Kojnarka and Pchinja and the water flooded few homes on the site Sredorek, Proevce and Tabanovce. Today in the Municipality of Novaci is being worked on construction on protective embankments in village Logovardi and village Poeshevo and on the damaged embankment of the 13th...