Following the initial signing of Amendment No. 8 to the Contract for Construction of the Kichevo–Ohrid Motorway by the Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the political system, Ljupcho Dimovski, and by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Aleksandar Nikolovski, today the Amendment was also signed by the Director of the Public Enterprise for State Roads, Koce Trajanovski, and the General Representative of Sinohydro in Macedonia, Mr. Chen Chen.
The purpose of the Amendment No. 8 to the Contract is to enable the completion of works on the motorway currently under construction, providing for an additional 186 million euros and setting a final completion deadline of 31 May 2027. This is necessary due to unforeseen and additional new construction works that are required and essential for the full and high‑quality completion of the project, including activities related to:
- Remediation of 14 landslides and ensuring overall slope stability
- Installation of elastic safety barriers in accordance with the EN 1317 standard
- Construction of a control center
- Additional works for the construction of parallel roads
With this, the project challenges related to slopes and landslides have been addressed, allowing construction activities to continue at an intensified pace.
In the previous period, especially last year, with strong support from the Government, the progress of the project accelerated. Thus, on 13 July, 7 September, and 31 December 2025, early commissioning was enabled for 13.5 km, 12.34 km, and 2.12 km of the first sections of the main route from Vrbjani to Botun, as well as from Klimeshtani to Ohrid, with a total length of 27.96 km across both carriageways. In addition, parts of the access roads to the surrounding villages were also constructed, achieving significant results throughout various phases of the construction.