SH 1 (Albania)
National Road SH1 | |
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Rruga shtetërore SH1 | |
Route information | |
Part of | |
Maintained by the Autoriteti Rrugor Shqiptar | |
Length | 125 km (78 mi) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Han i Hotit |
South end | Tirana |
Location | |
Country | Albania |
Counties | |
Major cities | |
Highway system | |
The national road SH1 (Albanian: Rruga Shtetërore 1) is a national highway in Albania. It has a length of 125 kilometres (78 mi) across the counties of Durrës, Lezhë, Shkodër and Tirana.
As part of the
In recent years, the road has been undergoing major reconstruction works in several parts.
Route
Tha National Road SH1 leads to the Albanian-Montenegrin border at
Background
The road segment between Han i Hotit and Shkodër (about 32.5 km (20.2 mi)) was completed in 2013 as a single carriageway standard (Albanian: superstradë). The
It is planned that sections between Milot and Lezhë will be widened to dual carriageway standard in the near future.
When it was designed in early 2000s, the entire road between Tirana and Shkodër was intended to be a dual carriageway. However, the lack of funding at the time only allowed for one carriageway to be constructed, thus the lack of shoulders. The section between
.See also
- Transport in Albania
- A1 (Albania)
- Adriatic Ionian motorway
References
- ^ United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. "European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries" (PDF). unece.org. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy. "SECTORIAL STRATEGY OF TRANSPORT & ACTION PLAN 2016 – 2020" (PDF). infrastruktura.gov.al. Tirana. pp. 15–16.
- ^ "The Adriatic - Ionian Transport Corridor" (PDF). researchgate.net. p. 5.
- ^ "THE CORE TRANSPORT NETWORK South-East Europe Transport Observatory SEETO" (PDF). ec.europa.eu. p. 2.
- ^ "WESTERN BALKAN 6 PRIME MINISTERS CORE NETWORK AND PRIORITY PROJECTS" (PDF). 21 April 2015.
External links
Media related to Rruga Shtetërore 1 at Wikimedia Commons