Transport in Montenegro
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Airports
- Podgorica Airport - TGD
- Tivat Airport - TIV
Both airports were thoroughly reconstructed in 2006, with a new passenger terminal being built at Podgorica Airport. The airports had a combined traffic of 2,184,857 passengers in 2017. Both airports had more than 1 million passengers for the first time in 2017.[1]
There are also airports at
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Railways
total:
250 km
Rail links with adjacent countries
- Serbia- yes - same gauge, couplings, brakes, electrification system
- Albania- yes - used for freight only
- Croatia- no direct links
- Bosnia and Herzegovina- no direct links
Overview
The Montenegrin part of the
The railway suffered from chronic underfunding in the 1990s, resulting in it deteriorating and becoming unsafe. This culminated in the 2006
The
The Podgorica–Shkodër railway, which extends to Tirana, has been used exclusively for freight traffic for some time. Parts in Albania were damaged in 1997, but the connection was restored in 2002. There are plans to reconstruct the railway and re-introduce passenger traffic, as it is important for the interests of both Montenegro and Albania. Currently, the railways are undergoing planned repairs and modernization with a budget, given by the government for 2009, of 9.7 million euros.
Roads
The overall length of roads in Montenegro is 5,277 km, of which 1,729 km is paved. The roads in Montenegro are categorized in the following way:
- Motorways (Autoputevi) - The first stretch of the Bar - Boljare motorway was opened in July 2022 - a 41 km long section from Mateševo (near Kolašin) to Smokovac (near Podgorica). The second motorway, the Montenegrin section of the Adriatic–Ionian motorway is in initial planning phase.
- Main roads (Magistralni putevi) are roads connecting bigger cities or economic regions of Montenegro. Most of the main roads of Montenegro are listed with traffic laneis usually at least 3m. Main roads listed with International E-road network in Montenegro are:
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- Bosnia & Herzegovina)
- E-763, locally M-2 (Bijelo Polje - border with Serbia)
- E-851, locally M-1 (Sutomore - Bar - Krute - Ulcinj - Sukobin - border with Albania)
Sections of E65/E80 (Debeli Brijeg - Petrovac) and E851 (Petrovac - Ulcinj) together make up for the Montenegrin section of Adriatic Highway.
- Regional roads (Regionalni putevi) are road connections between regional centers, and connections to the other regional roads, main roads or road network of other countries. Typically, these are paved roads, but with smaller curve radii and narrower lanes than those of the main roads. Thus, lower speed limits are more common on regional roads. These roads are locally labeled with R letter followed by a number.
- Local roads (Lokalni putevi) are road connections of villages and other settlements of local communities. Quality of road infrastructure varies wildly between local roads, so these can be both unpaved dirt roads, as well as roads resembling regional roads in quality and appearance.
In January 2016, after many years, categories of roads have been changed to more reflect their importance and quality.[3] Before that categorization of some of the roads had become obsolete in some cases, with upgrades of some road sections, and decay of the others. For example, road Kolašin - Mateševo - Andrijevica road, was labelled as Main road, is greatly inferior in quality to the Šavnik - Žabljak road, which was designated as a Regional road.
In recent years roads connecting Podgorica and the coastal towns have improved significantly with the completion of
In the north, the road from Podgorica to Kolašin through Morača canyon to Serbia is considered the bottleneck of Montenegrin road network, as it is a curvy mountainous road, often unsafe during the winter. Bar - Boljare motorway is envisioned as a replacement for this corridor. In 2015, work has begun on section of Bar - Boljare motorway that would bypass the canyon. Long term plans also include the Montenegrin section of Adriatic–Ionian motorway as a significant transit link.
There is a proposed route from the city of Podgorica to Gusinje. The highway, expected to go through northwestern Albania, (from Grabom to Vermosh), will mean a journey time to Gusinje and Plav of about half an hour.
Also, the Verige bridge spanning the Bay of Kotor and part of the Adriatic Highway is planned to be built in the future.
Main roads
This is a list of all main roads in Montenegro.[4]
Designation | Route |
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M-1 | |
M-1.1 | Sutomore (M-1) - Sozina Tunnel - Virpazar (raskrsnica sa M-2) |
M-2 | |
M-3 | Šćepan Polje/Bosnia and Herzegovina - Plužine (R-16) - Jasenovo Polje (M-6) - Vir (R-7) - Nikšić (M-7) - Cerovo (R-23) - Danilovgrad (R-14) - Podgorica (M-10 and M-2) |
M-4 | Podgorica (M-2) - Tuzi - Božaj/Albania |
M-5 | Ribarevina (M-2) - Berane (R-2) - Budimlja (R-12) - Kalače (R-12) - Rožaje (R-5) - Most Zeleni (R-6) - Dračenovac/Serbia
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M-6 | Ranče/Serbia - Trlica (R-11) - Pljevlja (R-18) - Đurđevića Tara (R-10) - Vrela (R-26) - Žabljak - Virak (R-20) - Pošćenski kraj (R-16) - Šavnik (R-20) - Jasenovo Polje (M-3) |
M-7 | Vilusi (M-8 and M-9) - Ilijino Brdo/Bosnia and Herzegovina
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M-8 | Vilusi (M-7);
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M-9 | Vilusi (M-7) - Petrovići - Deleuša/Bosnia and Herzegovina
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M-10 | Podgorica (M-3) - Cetinje (R-1) - Budva (M-1); |
M-11 | Lepetani (Ferry to M-1) - Tivat - Krtolska crossroad (M-1); |
M-12 | Meljine (M-1) - Petijevići - Sitnica/Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Future Main road from Cetinje to Nikšić is currently under construction, with section from Cetinje to Čevo expected to be finished until the end of July, 2023. [5]
Regional roads
This is a list of regional roads in Montenegro.[4]
Ports and harbors
Port of Bar is the major seaport in Montenegro. It is capable of handling about 5 million tons of cargo, and is a port for ferries to Bari and Ancona in Italy. Kotor, Risan, Tivat and Zelenika (in Bay of Kotor) are smaller ports.
Montenegro's rivers are generally not navigable, except for tourist attractions such as
See also
- Montenegrin car license plates
References
- ^ "Airports of Montenegro". montenegroairports.com.
- ^ "Financing secured for Bar – Vrbnica rail modernisation". 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Pravilnik o kategorizaciji državnih puteva" [Regulation on categorisation of state roads]. www.sluzbenilist.me (in Montenegrin). Official Gazette of Montenegro. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Odluka o kategorizaciji državnih puteva" [Decision on categorisation of state roads]. www.sluzbenilist.me (in Montenegrin). Official Gazette of Montenegro. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Do kraja jula će se moći magistralom Cetinje-Čevo" [Cetinje-Čevo main road will be finished until end of July]. cetinjskilist.com (in Montenegrin). RTV Cetinje. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.