The Vetternik Tunnel | Region

Putari drilled three kilometers of tunnels on the Bar – Boljari section of the road. The biggest obstacle for domestic contractors were underground caves

TUNEL Vjeternik, three thousand meters long, which is one of the most demanding objects on the entire route of the future Bar Road in Boljar, is broken. Two companies – the North Bemax Branch and the Chinese CBRC, as the Southern's main contractor, met under angry rocks and jointly celebrated this venture

– The Tunnel was broken in time – they announced from Bemax [19659004] Vetternik is only one of 16 tunnels on the road from Smokovec to Matesevo, and the longest. Due to the field configuration, the work was difficult. The Tunelians were the problem of the underground caves – about a hundred! However, when the Chinese were "involved", the problem was quickly re-established. According to the contract, the deadline for the construction of the section Smokovac – Mateševo ​​(41 km) started on May 11, 2015 and should last 48 months

On this road, 20 bridges will be built on about 5.91 kilometers long, 16 two-pipe tunnels, 17.9 kilometers long. At this moment, the most demanding project is the Moračica bridge. According to Ivan Maretić, a graduate civil engineer employed at Monteput, the company that managed the project, this bridge is crucial on the entire route of the highway.

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– It crosses the main road Podgorica-Kolašin, the Moraca and Moračica plateau, from where the name. The bridge will be 960 meters long and 23.4 meters wide. Moračica is only one of the 20 bridges to be built on this belt of 5.9 kilometers – explains Maretic –

The Government of Montenegro, after lengthy negotiations, has accepted the offer Chinese companies CCCC and CRBC for the construction of this most difficult part of the highway amounting to 809 million euros. Of this amount, 688 million will be used to finance the bank Eksim and 121 million the participation of the State of Montenegro. The repayment period of the loan is 20 years, the grace period is six years and the annual interest rate is two percent. The credit for the construction of this road will be returned for 17 years from the construction period, or 13 from the beginning of its operation, showed a socio-economic analysis of the project. It is precisely these days that the Ministry of Finance has announced that 406.7 million euros have been paid to the Chinese up to now. About 3,662 workers are engaged in this activity, a third of whom come from Montenegro and the rest of China and the region.

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The Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs stated that the Smokovac toll in Matesevo should vary from eight to 12 cents per kilometer, depending on the type of vehicle. It is calculated that passengers would travel from Podgorica to Kolašin from 3.2 to 4.9 euros in one direction. What is certain is that the town of Mateševo ​​will become the main crossroads to Kolašin, Berane and Podgorica. In the past, this place has been ruined by life – complete school students. Now, a better generation is hoping that new generations will have more trouble staying in that instinct.