Sections
The bypass will consist of three principal sections:
- Section A: Batajnica–Dobanovci, connecting the Belgrade-Novi Sad highway (E75) on the north and Šid–Belgrade highway on the west (E70), 9.7 km long.
- Section B: Dobanovci–Bubanj Potok, connecting E70 with the southbound Belgrade-Niš highway (E75), 37.3 km long - partly finished (from Dobanovci to Orlovača)
- Section C: Bubanj Potok–Vinča–Starčevo (near Pančevo), 22 km long, crossing the Danube across a new bridge.
Part of Section B from Dobanovci to Orlovača was finished and opened for traffic in October 2008. All heavy trucks were banned on Gazela bridge in March 2010, effectively redirecting all truck transit over the Section B.
Section A was opened for traffic in May 2003, along with the Orlovača–Straževica part of the Section B. Batajnica interchange, the origin of section A, is still incomplete, with only one side of the viaduct in operation. Of the section B, the part between Straževica tunnel and Bubanj potok is still under construction, operating as single carriageway.
Section B, spanning the hilly terrain, will include 4 tunnels and 40 viaducts when completed, nine of them over 400 m long. In the final stage, it will also require enhancement of the existing Ostružnica bridge to accommodate the planned dual carriageway.
Section C is technically the most complex, as its construction involves building a 1,190 m long bridge over the Danube, and additional 11 viaducts and 2 tunnels. Its exact route is not decided yet, and the completion is scheduled by 2017.
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