The road that will connect Neum, the only Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) city that exits the Adriatic Sea, with the rest of central BiH, has officially begun to be built.
Currently, to the only BiH city on the seaside, residents and tourists can only reach through Croatia, which means crossing the two borders.
Given that the construction of this road has begun more than 30 years ago, many residents think that this news is a pre-election story, and that the works will be short-lived.
However, according to Al Jazeera Balkans, the financial structure is closed, so there should not be any obstacles in the future construction.
The road section is divided into two lots for which the following contracts were signed yesterday for:
LOT 1: Asphalting of the road section Stari Neum – Babin Do (L = 5.3 km), construction of the road Babin Do – Ostrovac (L = 1.7 km) and construction of the tunnel Ostrovac (L = 190 m). The contractor is “Integral Inzinjering a.d. Laktasi”. The value of the works is 6.027.207,03 BAM.
LOT 2: Construction of the road at the road section Ostrovac – Brocanac (L = 5 km). Construction works of the road route is performed at this section. The contractor is “JV HP Investing d.o.o. Mostar” and “Putovi d.o.o. Grude”. The value of the works is 5.924.253,83 BAM.
(Source: akta, ST)
