A2 motorway (Serbia)

The A2 motorway (Serbian: Ауто-пут А2, romanized: Auto-put A2), called the Miloš the Great Motorway (Serbian: Ауто-пут Милош Велики, romanized: Auto-put Miloš Veliki) is a motorway in Serbia under construction. When complete, it will span approximately 258 kilometers (160 mi). It begins in Belgrade and runs southward to Čačak and Požega, then going further south towards Montenegro ending at the future Boljare border crossing, and west towards Bosnia and Herzegovina ending at the future Kotroman border crossing.

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Autoput A 2
Serbian: Autoput A2
Serbian Cyrillic: Аутопут А2
Miloš the Great Motorway
Route information
Part of E761 E763
Maintained by JP "Putevi Srbije"
Length129 km (80 mi)
258 km (160 mi) planned
Major junctions
FromBelgrade
Major intersections 26 at Obrenovac

27 at Lajkovac
22 at Čačak

23 at Požega
ToBoljare border crossing Montenegro
Kotroman border crossing Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location
CountrySerbia
Major citiesBelgrade, Obrenovac, Gornji Milanovac, Čačak, Požega, Arilje, Ivanjica, Sjenica
Highway system
← A1→ A3

This motorway will provide a faster route to Montenegro by linking to the Bar-Boljare motorway, currently under construction. It is frequently referred in Serbian media as part of proposed Corridor XI (Serbian: Коридор 11, romanized: Koridor XI) - an envisioned ferry/motorway corridor linking Bari (Italy), Bar (Montenegro), Belgrade (Serbia) and Bucharest (Romania).

Route

Section Belgrade—Požega
Subsection Surčin—Obrenovac

The northernmost subsection Surčin—Obrenovac starts on interchange “Surčin jug” with A1 motorway. It passes by Jakovo where will be main tool station, and it leaves Syrmia region by passing Sava and Kolubara rivers on 1766 meters-long bridge. The section ends close to the bridge on the “Obrenovac” interchange where next subsection, Obrenovac—Ub, starts. The construction of this 17.6 kilometer-long section started in 2017 and was completed by the end of 2019 with main contractor China Communications Construction Company (CCCC).[1][2]

A2 motorway between Ljig and Preljina
Subsection Obrenovac—Ub

This 26.2 kilometers-long section was under construction from 2014 to 2019.[3] The main contractor was Chinese company Shandong Hi-Speed Group. On this section there are 14 bridges, one rest area and exit 'Ub'. It goes through flat terrain in the Kolubara river valley.

Subsection Ub—Lajkovac

Section Ub—Lajkovac which is 12.5 kilometers-long is first completed section on A2 motorway. It was constructed from 2011 to 2014,[4] and main contractors were Serbian companies 'Putevi Užice' and 'GP Planum'. Value of this section is 73 million euros and it was funded by the budget of the Government of Serbia.[5] On this section there are 13 bridges, one rest area and exit „Lajkovac“. Even though it was completed in 2014, it could not be put into service while sections Obrenovac—Ub and Lajkovac—Ljig were under construction.

Subsection Lajkovac—Ljig

This 24 kilometers-long section was under construction from 2014 to 2019. Main contractor s Chinese company Shandong Hi-Speed Group. On this section there are 16 bridges, tunnel 'Brančići' (956m), one rest area and exit 'Ljig'. It goes through flat terrain in valley of Kolubara and Ljig rivers, and after Ljig it enters hilly terrain.

Subsection Ljig—Preljina

The 40.3 kilometers-long section Ljig—Preljina is first section of motorway A2 which was put into service. It was constructed from 2012 to 2016 by Azerbaijani company AzVirt.[6] It starts near Dići which is few kilometers from Ljig, passes near Takovo where is exit 'Takovo' for Gornji Milanovac. This section ends on exit 'Preljina' near to Čačak, where will be interchange with future A5 motorway. On this section there are 66 bridges and 12 overpasses, 4 tunnels: 'Veliki Kik' (200m), 'Savinac' (270m/260m), 'Šarani' (937m/1040m) and 'Brđani' (456m/438m) and 3 rest areas.

Subsection Preljina—Požega

Subsection Preljina—Požega is currently under construction (section between Pakovraće exit and Požega-the Preljina-Pakovraće section being inaugurated in 2022). It is 30.9 kilometers long and divided on 3 tranches: Preljina—Prijevor, Prijevor—Lučani and Lučani—Požega. Commercial contract with Chinese company China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) worth 450 million euros was signed in 2017.[7] There will be 3 exits: 'Pakovraće' (near Čačak), 'Lučani' and 'Požega'. Also, one third of this subsection will be under bridges and 3 tunnels: 'Trbušani' (360m), 'Laz' (2562m) and 'Munjino Brdo' (2861m). The construction started in 2019 and it is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.[8][9]

On interchange "Požega" near Prilipac motorway will be divided on two directions: to Boljare (border with Montenegro) and to Kotroman (border with Bosnia and Herzegovina). Motorway will pass through valleys of Čemernica and Zapadna Morava rivers, while from Prijevor it enters hilly terrain and bypasses Ovčar-Kablar Gorge.

Section Požega—Border with Montenegro

The last section of A2 motorway is a section going south from Požega to border with Montenegro near Boljare. This section will be more than 100 kilometers long, and the exact route is being chosen. Value of this section is estimated to be more than 1.5 billion euros. Motorway will go from Požega, pass next to Arilje and Ivanjica and reach Pešter plateau where it passes near Sjenica, and finishes on future border crossing Boljare with Montenegro. Section is very complicated to construct, there will be many bridges and tunnels, and it will be contracted after section Preljina—Požega is finished.

Section Požega—Kotroman with Bosnia and Herzegovina

The last section of A2 motorway is a section going west from Požega to border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

List of exits

Exit list is shown just for sections between Belgrade and Požega, because the detailed route for section Požega—Boljare is currently unknown.

Nr km Name Route Places Note
24.1 0 Surčin jug A1 / E75 Budapest (Hungary), Subotica, Novi Sad, Sremska Mitrovica, Zagreb (Croatia), Niš
- 2 Jakovo 120 Jakovo, Boljevci, Bečmen, Pećinci This exit is under construction [10]
1 16 Obrenovac 26 Obrenovac, Umka, Barič, Belgrade, Šabac
2 42 Ub 146 Ub This is the first exit on the tolled part of the A2 motorway.
3 55 Lajkovac 27 Lajkovac, Lazarevac, Valjevo
4 75 Ljig 22 Ljig
5 102 Takovo 177 Takovo, Gornji Milanovac
6 119 Preljina 22 / E761 Čačak, Kraljevo, Kruševac, Trstenik, Kragujevac, Kruševac This exit is planned to be upgraded to interchange with A5 / E761 when it is constructed.
7 129 Pakovraće 23 Čačak This is the last exit on the tolled part of the A2 motorway.
8 142 Lučani 181 Lučani, Guča This exit is under construction.
9 149 Požega 21 Požega, Užice, Zlatibor, Nova Varoš, Prijepolje, Višegrad (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) This exit is under construction.

References
  1. "Vučić: Ovo mnogo znači, važan dan za Srbiju". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. "Kreće Surčin-Obrenovac: Od BG do Preljine za 1h". b92.net (in Serbian). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. "Svečano otvoren auto-put "Miloš Veliki", Vučić kaže - put za ponos cele Srbije". n1info.com (in Serbian). Beta, Fonet. 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. "Završena deonica Ub-Lajkovac". b92.net (in Serbian). 12 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. "Ub-Lajkovac čeka eksproprijaciju". b92.net (in Serbian). 22 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. "Kreće Ljig-Preljina: Kako s Ibarske i nazad". b92.net (in Serbian). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  7. "Potpisan komercijalni ugovor za auto-put Preljina–Požega". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  8. "NOVIH 30,9 KILOMETARA PUTA Počinje gradnja autoputa Preljina - Požega, Vučić prisustvuje početku radova na Koridoru 11". blic.rs (in Serbian). Tanjug. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. "Rok za završetak autoputa Preljina - Požega". 12 June 2020.
  10. https://www.novosti.rs/beograd/vesti/1272138/novog-beograda-10-minuta-pocela-izgradnja-petlje-jakovu-radovi-kraja-godine
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