Lajkovac -– Minister of Infrastructure Milutin Mrkonjic marked the official beginning of works on the construction of a 12.5 kilometre section of Corridor 11, from Lajkovac to Ub.

At a celebration on the occasion of the beginning of the construction, held in the village of Nepricava, the municipality of Lajkovac, Mrkonjic underlined that the commencement of works on this section means that Serbia and Montenegro will achieve their goal, and that is to be linked by a modern motorway.

The Minister stated that during the next four years the section from Belgrade to Cacak will be completed, which is also part of the main road to the South Adriatic, adding that within another four years after that, the section to Bar will also be finished, ie the section to Boljari, while Montenegro has already began constructing the section from Bar to Boljari on its territory.

He recalled that Serbia’s infrastructure priorities, apart from Corridor 10, include the motorway to the South Adriatic, or Corridor 11, noting that this road is of regional importance.

Once Corridor 11 is completed, it will link Serbia with its neighbouring countries, four of which are already EU members and five of which aspire towards membership.

The Minister announced that by the end of the year the construction of two more sections on Corridor 11 will begin, ie the Obrenovac–Ub and Lajkovac–Ljig sections.

Their construction will be financed from Serbia’s budget or from foreign loans, but there is also the possibility of hiring foreign contractors, Mrkonjic explained.