ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF RURAL AND SURVEYING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE STATE OF PLAY OF CORRIDOR X March 2004 Technical Secretariat Pan-European Transport Corridor X

CORRIDOR X ALIGNMENT Main Axis: Salzburg – Ljubljana – Zagreb – Beograd – Nis – Skopje – Veles – Thessaloniki Branch A: Graz (Austria) – Maribor (Slovenia) – Zagreb (Croatia) Branch B: Budapest (Hungary) – Novi Sad (F.R. Yugoslavia) – Beograd (F.R. Yugoslavia) Branch C: Nis (F.R. Yugoslavia) – Sofia (Bulgaria) and further via Corridor IV to Istanbul Branch D: Veles (F.Y.R.O.M.) – Bitola (F.Y.R.O.M.) – Florina (Greece) and further via Florina – Kozani (via Egnatia) to Igoumenitsa

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ROAD CORRIDOR X  Road Corridor X consists of a total length of 2299,6km, as follows:  Main Axis: 1451,4km (77% motorways - 90% by 2008)  Branch A: 163,4km (55% motorways - 90% by 2012)  Branch B: 352,9km (28% motorways - 100% by 2009)  Branch C: 191,8km (74% motorways by 2010)  Branch D: 140,1km (no improvement)  Permitted maximum speed along the road axis: 120km/h (in most of the parts).  The axis consists of highways or motorways.  57% of the road network consists of motorways.  90% of the Corridor X Main Axis will be reconstructed or upgraded to motorway profile by the end of 2008.

Problematic sections on ROAD Corridor X (identified by the T.S. since 2001 ) Main axis  Bic – Obrezje (Slovenia) 75,5km: 16km of motorway constructed. Estimated completion of motorway by  Velika Kopanica – Zupanja (Croatia) 24,13km: Completed in July  Zupanja – Lipovac (Croatia) 29,43km: Construction works are expected to be completed by  Belgrade bypass (Serbia: Dobanovci – Bubanj Potok) 35,5km: Under construction. 16,8km of motorway almost constructed. Estimated completion by  Leskovac (Serbia) – Kumanovo (F.Y.R.O.M.) 127,1km: 21km almost constructed (Levosoje – F.Y.R.O.M. border).  Gevgelija – Axios Canyon (F.Y.R.O.M.) 44,5km

Branch A  Maribor – Gruskovje (Slovenia) 38,8km: 2,4km constructed. Estimated completion of motorway by  Macelj – Krapina (Croatia) 19,4km: Estimated completion of motorway by Branch B  Kiskunfelegyhaza – Rozske (Hungary) 60km: Construction will commence in 2004 (M5 motorway) and will be finished in  Horgos – Batajnica (Serbia) 176km: On going works of construction of rehabilitation. Estimated completion of motorway by  Belgrade bypass (Serbia: Batajnica - Dobanovci) 10 km: Estimated completion by Branch C  Nis – Kalotina (Serbia) 104km: Construction of a 98km motorway would commence in 2003  Kalotina – Sofia (Bulgaria) 49km (except Sofia ring-road): Works of reconstruction/ rehabilitation will take place during the period Branch D  Veles – Prilep – Bitola (F.Y.R.O.M.) 104,6km Problematic sections on ROAD Corridor X (identified by the T.S. since 2001 )

Progress of works on sections of ROAD Corridor X Part of Corridor XCountrySection Total Length (km) Constructed Length (km) Main AxisSloveniaBic – Obrezje*75,516 SloveniaVrba – Naklo20,913 CroatiaVelika Kopanica – Zupanja*24,13 CroatiaZagreb – Bregana13 SerbiaBelgrade bypass*35,516,8 F.Y.R.O.M.Gradsko – Demir Kapija31,525,3 Branch ASloveniaMaribor – Gruskovje*38,82,4 Total239,33110,63 * Characterised as problematic section  110,63km constructed of which 59,33km concern problematic sections:  56,93km on Main Axis  2,4km on Branch A

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RAIL CORRIDOR X  Rail Corridor X consists of a total length of 2528,2km, as follows:  Main Axis: 1742,3km  Branch A: 154,3km  Branch B: 305,6km  Branch C: 161,0km  Branch D: 165,0km  The whole axis consists of single and double tracks lines per direction in a proportion of 64% and 36% respectively  92% of the total length of the Axis is electrified.  90% of the Corridor X rail network will be reconstructed or upgraded by the end of 2010.

Problematic sections on RAIL Corridor X (identified by the T.S. since 2001 ) Main axis  Zagreb – Sid – Belgrade (Serbia) 421km: Construction of the missing track – Reconstruction of stations and bridges. REBIS project: 23,4million EURO for remote control traffic system Savski Marof – Zagreb REBIS project: 23,4million EURO for remote control traffic system Savski Marof – Zagreb Tovarnik (319km). Tovarnik (319km). 47,1million EURO for rail track overhaul Savski Marof – Zagreb & Ivankov 47,1million EURO for rail track overhaul Savski Marof – Zagreb & Ivankov – Tovarnik sections (total 92,8km). – Tovarnik sections (total 92,8km). 71million EURO for priority rehabilitation on Belgrade – Tovarnik rail line 133million EURO for completion of Belgrade railway junction. 71million EURO for priority rehabilitation on Belgrade – Tovarnik rail line 133million EURO for completion of Belgrade railway junction. TPPF project: 11,9million EURO for repair of Danube and Ostruznica rail bridges at Belgrade. Belgrade.  Tabanovce – Skopje – Gevgelija (F.Y.R.O.M.) 215km: Reconstruction and capital overhaul. REBIS project: 15million EURO for rehabilitation rail line Tabanovce – Gevgelija. REBIS project: 15million EURO for rehabilitation rail line Tabanovce – Gevgelija. 5,8million EURO for upgrading rail signaling and telecommunications 5,8million EURO for upgrading rail signaling and telecommunications along Corridor X. along Corridor X.  Idomeni – Thessaloniki (Greece) 76,6km: Electrification of the line completed. Doubling of line almost completed.

Branch B  Budapest – Kelebia (Hungary) 156km: Modernization of the line on-going.  Subotica – Novi Sad – Belgrade (Serbia) 149,6km: Construction of the missing track – Reconstruction of stations and bridges. REBIS project: 42million EURO for priority rehabilitation on section Stara Pazova – REBIS project: 42million EURO for priority rehabilitation on section Stara Pazova – Kelebia rail line. Kelebia rail line. 11,2million EURO for priority rehabilitation works on Stara Pazova – 11,2million EURO for priority rehabilitation works on Stara Pazova – Kelebia section Petrovaradin Cortanovci rail line (on-going). Kelebia section Petrovaradin Cortanovci rail line (on-going). TPPF project: 30million EURO for reconstruction of Zezelj rail bridge at Novi Sad. Branch C  Kalotina – Sofia (Bulgaria) 57km: Reconstruction of the line for km/h by  Nis – Pirot – Dimitrovgrad (Serbia) 103,9km REBIS project: 60million EURO for priority rehabilitation. REBIS project: 60million EURO for priority rehabilitation. Branch D  Veles – Prilep – Bitola – Kremenika (F.Y.R.O.M.) 146km  Mesonision – Florina (Greece) 19km: Reconstructed but not in use. Problematic sections on RAIL Corridor X (identified by the T.S. since 2001 )