Bosnia and Herzegovina has already been dreaming about the network of modern highways, but the pace of construction is a frustrating dispute and strategically inefficient.
On only 137.5 kilometers of BiH, only 137.5 kilometers, while the Republika Srpska has 104 km. Compared to the countries of the region such as Croatia, Serbia or Montenegro, where modern highways are largely completed or build significantly faster, BiH lags in decades.
A graduate engineer of traffic and permanent judicial expert Mirzet Sarajlić explains that the backlog is not just a numerical problem.
“Unfortunately, the lack of systemic approach, as well as the overestimation of domestic building capacities, results in the sporadic construction of our highway in 2000s, in order to retain the money in our country. However, as time has shown, our homemade capacities are not enough to have great construction progress Highway. Some lands in the environment, such as Croatia and Montenegro, has entrusted the world’s large companies and relatively quickly built the highway network. Montenegro still builds, but at high speed, “Sarajlić says.
In addition to capacity, the problem is administrative processes and financial dynamics. Inflation, the growth of material prices and lack of workforce further make it difficult to implement.
“If we put the Benefit Long-term with the economy of modern roads and the short-sighted market, which we have a little cheaper that we have confided the construction of the highway to large players who could build a completely planned network for ten years, and The impact of this economic development infrastructure is not necessary to mention in particular, “Sarajlić explains.
Challenges in the construction of the Prenj and fed tunnel
Investments in highways directly influence the economic development of the regions through which they pass.
“It is difficult to talk about economic development without road connection and global companies only come to the airports that we can take them to the highway that we have understood this before, which we could save a lot of money, which would be cheaper and it would be as cheaper Fewer, because inflation ate all the costs of life, especially the construction sector, “Sarajlić points out.
Geographically and technical challenges are further making it difficult to build. Planning and construction of the Prenj and fed tunnel represent the largest engineering challenges.
“The part of our homeland is really demanding for the construction of highways, and the maintenance that is still more challenging. Examples on the road require regular and investment. The development of electric vehicles and autonomy brings new security requirements, and we are just needed to think about it before we go to the construction of these complex buildings, “Sarajlić warns.
Maintenance of already built shares
The importance of these facilities is also reflected in the connection between the country’s internal centers.
“The motorway is not built for passenger vehicles, but for the economy. Travel and security will be largely improved, as well as the integration of our network, Bihać-Sarajevo, Tuzla-Sarajevo. These are the economic centers unfairly cut off from the rest of the country. People living in these centers I cannot reach the capital normally, and truck logistics not to speak, “Sarajlic emphasizes.
Maintenance of already built shares is a new dimension of the problem.
“Maintenance exploitation may endanger the infrastructure users and the examples of traffic safety agencies show, and not to leave the infrastructure. For the beginning, the Traffic Safety Agency or FBiH, which, in addition to inspection, deals and preventive actions To improve safety, “Sarajlić concludes.
Today, Bosnia and Herzegovina stands before the key issue: whether our highways will remain a symbol of the unfinished story or, by strategic planning, smart confidence and continuous maintenance, finally become the engine of economic development and regional integration, transmits Zenit.
