Gazela bridge rehabilitation project in Belgrade

The project concerns (i) the rehabilitation of the Gazela Bridge on the E70/E75 Highway crossing the Serbian capital Belgrade, and forming part of Pan European Corridor 10. It also includes (ii) the rehabilitation and upgrading of access roads with a total length of 24.2 km and (iii) the reconstruction/ upgrading of the R251 ring road between Lestane and Zeleznik located in the south of Belgrade with a total length of 17.3 km.
This EUR 77 million project is mainly financed by the EIB, EBRD, the City of Belgrade and the Borrower (the public company Roads of Serbia). The EIB contributes with a loan of EUR 33 million.

The transport sector is of critical importance to Serbia. The country's geographical position makes it a key transit country for passengers and goods, and good transportation is an important aspect for allowing trade, industry and tourism to prosper.
The Gazela Bridge project is located on the Pan-European Transport Corridor 10 (Salzburg-Ljubljana-Zagreb-Beograd-Nis-Skopje-Veles-Thesaloniki), as well as on the European "E" roads E70 and E75. Additionally, it is included in the South Eastern Axis identified among the five major axes to connect the European Union (EU) with its neighbouring countries in the Report from the High Level Group, chaired by former Member of the Commission Loyola de Palacio in November 2005.
The project will guarantee the use of the bridge under safe conditions and will improve traffic flows on the access roads. Additionally, it will improve transit traffic through Belgrade and public transport within the city.

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