Project Details
Client:
Public Enterprise for State Roads of North Macedonia
Country:
North Macedonia
Practice Area:
Transport Infrastructure
Services:
Project Management and Works Supervision
Supervision and Legal Transactions Consultant for Construction Works on Corridor VIII and Corridor X-d
A joint venture led by IRD Engineering signed an important contract with the Public Enterprise for State Roads of North Macedonia and aiming at the implementation of the services “Supervision and Legal Transactions Consultant for Construction Works on Corridor VIII and Corridor X-d”.
The project, of significant national importance, relates to the construction of several strategic motorway sections, which are part of the Pan-European Corridors VIII and Xd, enhancing North Macedonia’s transport connections with neighboring countries and supporting the economic and social development of the whole region.
The construction of this important infrastructure will be undertaken by a joint venture of the companies Bechtel and Enka.
The overall scheme comprises almost 110 km of dual carriageway motorways organised in four new sections:
- two sections are in the east of the country, heading south from the capital Skopje and running parallel to the Sharr mountains: Tetovo – Gostivar (17.5 km) and Gostivar – Bukojčani (30.3 km);
- one section is passing through the UNESCO natural world heritage site around Lake Ohrid: Trebeništa – Struga – Qafasan (21.7 km); and
- a fourth section is in the South of the country, close to the border with Greece: Bitola – Prilep (39.3 km).