The Public Enterprise for State Roads has successfully completed the rehabilitation of State Road A2, the Kriva Palanka bypass—an important infrastructure project aimed at improving safety and regional connectivity.
The Director of the Public Enterprise for State Roads, Koce Trajanovski, together with the President of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia, Hristijan Mickoski, the Minister of Transport Aleksandar Nikoloski, numerous politicians, advisors, and media representatives, went for an on-site inspection and confirmed the quality of the months-long rehabilitation project.
The section is 4.5 kilometers long and 7.5 meters wide, with two traffic lanes of 3.5 meters each and shoulders 1.30 meters wide. On the subsection passing through a populated area, 4 meters wide sidewalks were constructed on the right side and 2 to 2.5 meters on the left side, further enhancing pedestrian safety. The Contractor was the company Granit, while supervision was carried out by Euro Consulting in cooperation with Diwi Macedonia.
The total investment value amounts to 74,750,504 denars, or 1,215,455 euros. As part of the project, two bridges were reconstructed and reinforced, six culverts were cleaned and repaired, new modern vertical and horizontal road signage was installed, as well as new steel safety barrier compliant with the European EN1317 standard.
In terms of construction activities, the roadway underwent both single-layer and double-layer pavement rehabilitation. On the most damaged sections, the existing pavement structure was completely removed and replaced with a new base layer and double asphalt layers to ensure durability and higher construction quality.
With the completion of this project, traffic safety is significantly improved, vehicle maintenance costs are reduced, and travel comfort is increased. The section functionally connects to the express road toward Stracin to the west and to the reconstructed road leading to the Deve Bair Border Crossing to the east.
The Director of the Public Enterprise for State Roads, Koce Trajanovski, emphasized: “Today we are speaking about an important infrastructure project—the rehabilitation of State Road A2, the Kriva Palanka bypass. With this investment, we significantly improve the safety, quality, and functionality of this road corridor. This is not just a road reconstruction—this is an investment in the development of the region, in a safer future, and in better connectivity of our country.”
The Public Enterprise for State Roads continues with the implementation of projects for modernization and improvement of the national road network in the interest of citizens and the country’s economic development.