Roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina are the most important traffic branch in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an important part of the European road network. Roads are built, maintained and supervised by companies run by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska. The total length of roads in the country as of 2020 is 9,110 km (5,660 mi), and they are categorized as motorways (total length of 218 km (135 mi)), main (total length of 4,237 km (2,633 mi)) and regional (total length of 4,655 km (2,892 mi)).[1]

Map of motorways in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Updated: 1/1/2023)
Map of motorways in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Updated: 26/7/2023)

Motorways

The primary high-speed motorways are called autoceste or autoputevi/аутопутеви, public road specially built and intended exclusively for motor vehicle traffic, which is marked as a motorway with a prescribed traffic sign, has two physically separated lanes for traffic from opposite directions with at least two lanes and a lane for forced stopping of vehicles, without intersection with transverse roads and railways or tramways at the same level and in whose traffic it can be included or excluded only by a certain and specially built connecting public road to the appropriate lane of the motorway. They are marked with a special road sign, similar to the road sign depicting a motorway/autoroute/autobahn in other parts of Europe. Motorways in Bosnia and Herzegovina are defined by the Ministry of Traffic and Communications of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ministry of Transport and Communications of Republika Srpska.[2][3]

The Bosnian-Herzegovinian motorway network is 233.4 km (145.0 mi) long as of 2022.

Motorways and sections
Motorway Route Length
(in 2023)		 Description Notes
A1 Croatian border - Odžak - Doboj - Zenica - Sarajevo - Mostar - Croatian border 127.5 km (79.2 mi) The A1 starts on border of Croatia near Svilaj and runs south to Odžak where it ends right next to the entity border. The only part of the highway that passes through Republika Srpska starts at the Johovac junction, with a crossing towards the Banja Luka - Doboj Highway, and ends at the Rudanka junction. The motorway continues north of Zenica, which also serves as a bypass, and passes west of Sarajevo, with which the bypass is directly connected. The end of the middle part is in Bradina. South part starts at Međugorje and ends on border with Croatia near Bijača. The motorway follows the Vc corridor along the entire route.[4][5] Several sections are under constructions or planned to connect four separate parts.
Autoput Gradiška - Banja Luka Gradiška - Laktaši - Banja Luka 33.7 km (20.9 mi) The Motorway Gradiška - Banja Luka starts on border of Croatia near Gradiška and follows a route of E661. The highway passes through the Laktaši interchange with the highway towards Doboj, after which it ends north of Banja Luka.[6]
Autoput Banja Luka - Doboj Laktaši - Prnjavor - Doboj 72.2 km (44.9 mi) The route of Motorway Banja Luka - Doboj starts at Laktaši interchange after which goes beside Prnjavor and ends in Johovac junction connecting A1. Also known as: Motorway of January 9th.[7]

Motorway sections under construction
Motorway Entity Length[8][9] Section Description Scheduled completion
A1 FBiH 8.5 km (5.3 mi) Putnikovo brdo - Medakovo Six bridges, one cut&cover tunnel, five underpasses, one overpass, seven hydrotechnical facilities, two interchanges and a center for maintenance and traffic control on the highway.[10] End of 2025[11]
5.5 km (3.4 mi) Poprikuše - Nemila The 3,659-kilometer Golubinja tunnel, two bridges, two viaducts, the Poprikuša interchange and the Traffic Control Center will be built.[12] The section will be open with neighboring sections.[13] End of 2025[14]
5.7 km (3.5 mi) Nemila - Vranduk Viaduct, underpasses under the highway, relocation of the main road M-17 in the length of 3.6 km and regulation of the riverbed of the river Bosna in the length of 3 km. The section will be open with neighboring sections.[13]
5.3 km (3.3 mi) Vranduk - Ponirak One tunnel, two bridges, three viaducts.[15] The section will be open with neighboring sections.[13]
3.5 km (2.2 mi) Ponirak - Vraca The 2,475-kilometer Zenica tunnel.[16] The section will be open with neighboring sections.[13]
7.2 km (4.5 mi) Buna - Počitelj The section is completed but it will be open with section Počitelj - Zvirovići. Mid-2021[2]
11.1 km (6.9 mi) Počitelj - Zvirovići One bridge.[17] Fall 2023[18][19][20]
RS 5.3 km (3.3 mi) Rudanka - Putnikovo brdo 2 Two tunnels and one bridge.[21] End of 2024[21][22]
Autoput Banja Luka - Novi Grad 18.7 km (11.6 mi) Banja Luka - Prijedor 23 overpasses, ten underpasses, nine bridges.[23] Spring 2026[23][24]
Autoput Vukosavlje -
Rača		 20.0 km (12.4 mi) Bijeljina - Rača September 2025[25]
RS
Brčko		 33.0 km (20.5 mi) Vukosavlje - Brčko August 2025[26]

Planned motorway sections
Motorway Entity Length Section Notes[8][9][27]
Jadransko–jonska autocesta FBiH 23.3 km (14.5 mi) Počitelj - Stolac Project in public exhibition[28]
A2 5.3 km (3.3 mi) Maoča - Tuzla Preparatory activities for construction in progress
A1 21.3 km (13.2 mi) Medakovo - Ozimica Construction contract signed[29]
12.8 km (8.0 mi) Ozimica - Poprikuše Tender procedure in progress[30]
10.7 km (6.6 mi) Ivan - Ovčari Preparatory activities for construction in progress
10.1 km (6.3 mi) Ovčari - Konjic - Prenj tunnel Preparatory activities for construction in progress
12.4 km (7.7 mi) Prenj tunnel Tender procedure in progress; Construction start in mid 2023[19]
12.4 km (7.7 mi) Prenj - Mostar north Preparatory activities for construction in progress
14.2 km (8.8 mi) Mostar north - Mostar south Tender procedure in progress; Construction start in mid 2023[19]
9.2 km (5.7 mi) Mostar south - Kvanj tunnel Tender procedure in progress
5.2 km (3.2 mi) Kvanj tunnel - Buna Tender procedure in progress
RS 35.2 km (21.9 mi) Johovac - Orašje Tender procedure in progress[31]
Autoput Banja Luka - Novi Grad 23.5 km (14.6 mi) Prijedor - Novi Grad The preparation of the general project for the selection of the route is underway[24]
Autoput Banja Luka - Mliništa 95.0 km (59.0 mi) Banja Luka - Mlinište There are no detailed plans, just an announcement
Autoput Vukosavlje - Rača Brčko
RS		 17.0 km (10.6 mi) Brčko - Bijeljina Construction contract signed[32]

Expressways

Currently there is no expressways in use, but several are planned.

List of planned expressways:[8][33]

Entity Route Length
FBiH Prača - Goražde 19.5 km (12.1 mi)
Lašva - Nević Polje 24.5 km (15.2 mi)
Bihać - Cazin - Velika Kladuša - border crossing (Croatia) 72.2 km (44.9 mi)
Mostar north - Široki Brijeg - border crossing (Croatia) 11.6 km (7.2 mi)
Lašva - Travnik - Jajce 10.8 km (6.7 mi)
RS Prijedor - Kozarska Dubica —
Kotor Varoš - Čelinac - Banja Luka
Sarajevo - Sokolac - Višegrad
Stolac - Ljubinje - Trebinje - border crossing (Montenegro)
Bijeljina - Zvornik - Foča - Trebinje

See also

References
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