The planned connection to Kosovo faces a setback. The Skopje-Bllace road will no longer proceed as a motorway, instead becoming an “express route.” This news emerged on March 30, 2026, at 12:06 PM, as reported by Gazeta Express from North Macedonia. Recent changes to Corridor 8, which now avoids Struga and Qafa Thanë, have compounded this infrastructural challenge.
Sources within KOHA newspaper detailed that the second phase of the Skopje-Bllace road, totaling 12 kilometers, is now at risk of not being constructed as a motorway. Instead, the Ministry of Transport and Links has requested a feasibility study from “State Road Enterprises.” The purpose of this analysis is to determine if building the segment as an “express route” would prove more cost-effective and economically viable. This decision reflects adjustments related to Corridor 8’s revised path.
The shift impacts the vital link between North Macedonia and kosovo, particularly concerning the Skopje to Bllace connection. The focus now is on assessing the practicality of an “express route” design for this section of the road.
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A significant alteration has occurred in the project’s design.