CONNECTA starts the Technical Assistance for preparation of update of the Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for Tirana Bypass
May 25, 2022

The Tirana bypass carries significant strategic dimension, being part of the Adriatic-Ionian Highway, also referred to as the Blue Highway, which will create a seamless ...

CONNECTA attends the 33rd WBIF Project Financiers’ Group Meeting
May 20, 2022

The Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) held its 33rd Project Financiers’ Group Meeting on       18 and 19 May in Belgrade. For the first ...

CONNECTA starts the technical assistance for preparation of national ITS strategy for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* (all modes), Albania (railway and maritime) and Montenegro (railway) and deployment of road traffic management centers in Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo
April 6, 2022

  Establishing an interoperable transport network in the region, including the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) architecture, applications and services is essential for ensuring an integrated, ...

CONNECTA experts attend the 7th Road Technical Committee meeting
March 11, 2022

Under the auspices of the Transport Community Permanent Secretariat, the 7th meeting of the Road Technical Committee was held on 10 March in a hybrid ...

CONNECTA starts the technical assistance for the Deployment of Smart and Sustainable Mobility in the Western Balkans
March 10, 2022

Making transport in the Western Balkans cleaner, safer, more efficient, and responsive to climate challenges is on the priority agendas of both the European Union ...

CONNECTA starts the technical assistance for modernisation and infrastructure capacity improvements of the two pairs of road border crossing points in the Western Balkans located on the indicative extension of the TEN-T network
February 25, 2022

A considerable part of the Western Balkans transport network still requires significant interventions in the direction of rehabilitation and upgrading. To ensure better connectivity, facilitate ...

CONNECTA starts the Technical Assistance for Rail Corridor VIII in North Macedonia, section Kriva Palanka – border with Bulgaria
December 27, 2021

A kick off meeting, held on 22 December, marked the start of CONNECTA’s sub-project ‘Technical assistance for preparation of environmental and social gap analysis, review ...

CONNECTA attends the Transport Facilitation Technical Committee meeting
October 8, 2021

Under the auspices of the Transport Community Permanent Secretariat, the ninth meeting of the Transport Facilitation Technical Committee was held on 7 October in a ...

Modernisation of the railway network in BiH
CONNECTA starts the technical assistance for the update of the main design for the railway section Šamac – Kostajnica in BiH
June 11, 2021

Recently intensified privatisation and recovery of heavy industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the expansion of the Port of Ploče at the South ...

Improving road safety Western Balkans
CONNECTA completes the technical assistance for improving road safety conditions along high risk sections in the TEN-T indicative core/comprehensive road networks in the Western Balkans
May 17, 2021

Road safety remains a top priority for the EU and its Western Balkans regional Connectivity Agenda transport reform measures.  In April 2018, the Ministers of ...

Modern road in Bosnia and Herzegovina
CONNECTA starts the technical assistance for preparatory studies for Project: Motorway on Corridor Vc – from Interchange Johovac to Interchange Vukosavlje
May 14, 2021

To mark the start of CONNECTA’s sub-project ‘Technical Assistance for preparatory studies for Project: Motorway on Corridor Vc – from Interchange Johovac to Interchange Vukosavlje’, ...

Western Balkans, BCP Batrovci
CONNECTA completes the technical assistance for establishing an electronic queuing management system on selected road border crossing points on the indicative extension of TEN-T network in the Western Balkans
April 15, 2021

To complement the core transport network in the Western Balkans and ensure businesses and citizens take full advantage of the flow of goods and services, ...

CONNECTA technical assistance for sustainable safety interventions on ten road sections in the Western Balkans presented at the fifth Road Safety Technical Committee meeting
September 24, 2020

Under the auspices of the Transport Community, the fifth meeting of the Technical Committee on Road Safety was held on 23 September, via videoconference. The ...

CONNECTA starts the technical assistance for Consultancy services for preparation of a set of tunnel and fire safety studies for the Prenj Tunnel in Corridor Vc
July 2, 2020

  The construction of approximately 36 km of motorway between Ovčari (Konjic) and Mostar North, including the 12.4 km long subsection of Prenj tunnel, constitutes ...

CONNECTA starts the technical assistance for Revision of the Analysis of Options and Update of the Cost Benefit Analysis on the Niš-Belgrade railway in Serbia
April 15, 2020

To mark the start of CONNECTA’s sub-project ‘Revision of the Analysis of Options and Update of the Cost Benefit Analysis including sensitivity tests on the ...

CONNECTA completes project documentation for replacement of guardrails along Road Corridor X in North Macedonia
March 2, 2020

Road safety remains a top priority for the EU and its Western Balkans Connectivity reform agenda. Much of Road Corridor X in North Macedonia (MKD) ...

CONNECTA starts the technical assistance for helping in establishing an electronic queuing management system on selected road border crossing points in the Western Balkans
February 27, 2020

The kick-off meeting to mark the start of the CONNECTA sub-project ‘Technical Assistance for establishing electronic queuing management system (e-QMS) on selected road border crossing ...

CONNECTA experts present the Five-Year Road Maintenance Plans and the Strategic Framework for ITS Deployment in the Western Balkans at the first Road Technical Committee meeting
February 12, 2020

The first meeting of the Road Technical Committee of the Transport Community, organized by the Transport Community Permanent Secretariat, took place in Belgrade on 12 ...

CONNECTA starts the technical assistance for improving road safety conditions along high risk sections in the TEN-T indicative core/comprehensive road networks in the Western Balkans
February 6, 2020

The kick-off meeting to mark the start of the CONNECTA sub-project ‘Preparation of selected main/detail designs for improving road safety conditions (risk elimination) along high ...

Completion of Road Safety Audit on preliminary design documentation for a new highway section Pločnik- Merdare along Orient/East-Med Corridor
November 27, 2019

The Orient/East-Med Corridor in Serbia includes the Niš – Merdare E80/R7 road section, which continues into Kosovo* and then on to Albania up to Durres ...

CONNECTA attends the 28th WBIF Project Financiers’ Group Meeting
November 15, 2019

The twenty-eighth meeting of the WBIF Project Financiers’ Group (PFG) took place in Brussels, on 14 November 2019. The meeting brought together around 90 participants ...

CONNECTA experts attend the second Transport Facilitation Technical Committee meeting
October 17, 2019

Under the auspices of the Transport Community Permanent Secretariat, the second meeting of the Transport Facilitation Technical Committee took place in Pristina on 17 October. ...

The Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community gathers the experts for the first Technical Committee on Road Safety
October 3, 2019

The first meeting of the Technical Committee on Road Safety took place in Podgorica on 2-3 October. Under the auspices of the TC Permanent Secretariat, ...

CONNECTA findings and recommendations on Rail Maintenance presented at the Railways Technical Committee meeting
September 18, 2019

The second meeting of the Technical Committee on Railways under Transport Community took place in Belgrade on 18 September. The importance of the rail action ...

Border crossing facilitation and improvement of the cross-border road transport in the Western Balkans
July 1, 2019

The entire Western Balkans region is experiencing substantial growth in traffic volumes, and in particular, freight traffic. Border crossing procedures have been identified as a ...

Energy efficiency: Building Stock Study for the Public Sector in the Western Balkans
June 14, 2019

Over the years, the EU, international financial institutions and donors have all made substantial contributions to support the Western Balkans in the area of energy ...

Completion of Strategic Framework for Intelligent Transport Systems in the Western Balkans
January 24, 2019

Completion of the Strategic Framework for the implementation of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in the Western Balkans for a safe and efficient transport network in ...

2019 – 2023 Maintenance Plans for the Indicative Extension of the TEN-T Network to the Western Balkans
January 24, 2019

CONNECTA completes the five-year Maintenance Plans for the indicative extension of the TEN-T core and comprehensive road and rail networks to the Western Balkans. The ...

Completion of Preliminary Design and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Budva Bypass
January 24, 2019

CONNECTA completed the Preliminary Design and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the priority component of the Adriatic-Ionian Highway in Montenegro, the Budva bypass, in ...