I made the same topic some time ago, but we lost it ;)

I hope there are some more news and information about highway system in your country,maybe also some new users of forum can add sth new.

Put here picturtes,maps,projects,comments.

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Kemal_Ara_bursa.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0015.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0016.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0017.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0018.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0019.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0020.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0021.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0022.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0023.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0025.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0026.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0027.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr32/Ozcan_0029.jpg

Can´t you read? The title is highways in Europe. In Teheran they have much better highways, than in Turkey.

Can´t you read? The title is highways in Europe. In Teheran they have much better highways, than in Turkey.

I heard Poland's highways suck too. Maybe the money from EU can help you clean that out?

All of our highways are relatively new. Let me show you the newest part of A4 Motorway:

http://www.dycha.siec2000.pl/forum/DSC04724.JPG
http://pawelpiotr.wordsight.com/TheImg2.aspx?imagePath=316\\P1090027.JPG&width=680&height=510&imageQuality=80
http://pawelpiotr.wordsight.com/TheImg2.aspx?imagePath=316\\P1090028.JPG&width=680&height=510&imageQuality=80
http://www.dycha.siec2000.pl/forum/DSC04718.JPG
http://www.dycha.siec2000.pl/forum/DSC04720.JPG
http://www.dycha.siec2000.pl/forum/DSC04726.JPG
http://www.dycha.siec2000.pl/forum/DSC04727.JPG
http://www.dycha.siec2000.pl/forum/DSC04769.JPG
http://www.dycha.siec2000.pl/forum/DSC04770.JPG
http://www.dycha.siec2000.pl/forum/DSC04773.JPG
http://www.dycha.siec2000.pl/forum/DSC04776.JPG
http://www.dycha.siec2000.pl/forum/DSC04742.JPG

And other:

http://autostrady.com/a4/gallery/leg/a4_leg_legnica_1.jpg
http://autostrady.com/a4/gallery/wro/a4_wro_bielany_7.5.jpg
http://autostrady.com/a4/gallery/wro/a4_wro_brzeg_1.jpg
http://autostrady.com/a4/gallery/wro/a4_wro_1.jpg
http://autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kra/a4_kra_wielicka_3.jpg
http://autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kra/a4_kra_zakop_1.jpg
http://autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kra/a4_kra_lagiewnicki_w_3.jpg

More later. :cheers:

I heard Poland's highways suck too. Maybe the money from EU can help you clean that out?

Highways no. We didn't have them till few years ago. :) Polish roads sucks, that's true.

We'll have more than 2000km of motorways in year 2013. I think this isn't enought as for such big country, but of course we're rebuilding old expressways and makeing new. So road communication will make a big step forward in Poland.

:cheers:

Anyone has a map of whole highway-infrastructure in Europe? I've been searching for one quite a long time...

yeah, a map of all of europe's motorways would be nice.

http://www.viamichelin.com

?:)

Can´t you read? The title is highways in Europe. In Teheran they have much better highways, than in Turkey.

Turkish highways are accepted as a part of European highway system and integrated to it. If you take a map you'll see it.

btw your anti turk posts are getting old, we understood you don't like Turks wicky, you don't have to prove it in every goddamn post...

btw what's with that Iran fetish of yours? Are you an Iranian in disguise or what?

The most modern highways in Europe are in.................................GREECE!
*Photos from Greeks forumers in the Greek sub forum

Athens

http://www.epoalaa.gr/Erga/Attiki61b.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_4e_K_Agias_Paraskevis.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_4d_Perifereiaki_Imitou.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_4b_Diodia_Katexaki.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_4c_K_Papagou.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_2b_Skepasto_Irakleiou.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_2e_K_L_Pentelis.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_2g_K_L_Marathonos.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_3b_K_Kantzas.jpg

http://www.athens2004.com/Images/Multimedia/images/10MayAtOdosKantzas_p.jpg

http://www.athens2004.com/Images/Multimedia/images/10MayAtOdosKimis_p.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_2a_K_Athinon_Lamias.jpg

http://www.athens2004.com/images/Multimedia/images/04222_001b.jpg

http://www.airphotos.gr/photo/254.jpg

http://www.airphotos.gr/photo/612.jpg

http://www.airphotos.gr/photo/613.jpg

http://www.airphotos.gr/photo/614.jpg

Macedonia (Northen Greece)

Egnatia Highway
Connecting Epirus , Macedonia and Thrace (total 680 Km , by the end of 2004 480 finished)
http://www.egnatia.gr/flash/images/vaxes/1.jpg
http://www.structurae.net/files/photos/1821/egnatiaodos1.jpg
http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/art/art04/0504feat5.jpg[/QUOTE]

Highwaymap of the Netherlands, problably the densest highwaynetwork in Europe:

http://www.schabbing.nl/kaart%20nederland.jpg

Turkish Highways

http://dunyaturk.com/tr21/osman_k_bykzviyadk.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr21/MehmetK_MehmetK_15072004_Highways_002.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr21/MehmetK_MehmetK_15072004_Highways_009.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr21/MehmetK_MehmetK_15072004_Highways_015.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr21/MehmetK_MehmetK_15072004_Highways_048.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr21/MehmetK_MehmetK_15072004_Highways_050.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr21/MehmetK_MehmetK_15072004_Highways_004m.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr21/MehmetK_MehmetK_15072004_Highways_039m.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr33/Faruk_e5merter5.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr33/Faruk_leventmovenpick2.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr36/Faruk_topkapi270.jpg

http://www.kgm.gov.tr/images/viyaduk.JPG

http://www.kgm.gov.tr/images/kopru.JPG

http://www.kgm.gov.tr/images/otoyol1.JPG

http://www.kgm.gov.tr/images/otoyol3.JPG

http://dunyaturk.com/tr01/otoyolx01.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11671_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11672_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11673_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11661_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11662_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11651_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11652_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image1361_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image1362_b.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr26/gozkhan_P102001555.jpg

http://www.metis.com.tr/english/projects/metis350s/TAG1.jpg

http://www.metis.com.tr/english/projects/metis350s/TAG3.jpg

http://www.metis.com.tr/english/projects/metis350s/TAG4.jpg

http://www.metis.com.tr/english/projects/metis350s/KZG2.jpg

http://www.metis.com.tr/english/projects/metis350s/KZG3.jpg

http://www.metis.com.tr/english/projects/metis350s/KZG4.jpg

http://www.metis.com.tr/english/projects/metis350s/AST2.jpg

http://www.metis.com.tr/english/projects/metis350s/AST3.jpg

http://www.metis.com.tr/english/projects/metis350s/AST4.jpg

http://www.metis.com.tr/english/projects/metis350s/AST5.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr36/Baki_KARAKOC_izmirotoyol.jpg

I heard Poland's highways suck too. Maybe the money from EU can help you clean that out?

Why the insult at Poland? We didn't say anything. Wicky is from Slovakia.

Can´t you read? The title is highways in Europe. In Teheran they have much better highways, than in Turkey.

Turkish highways are part of the Trans-European Motorway ("TEM") network. I'm sure you don't know that but feel free to do some research if you ever feel like adding more "depth" to your comments.

kuvvaci
in one of your posted pics there are people in the middle of the highway :eek2: is this not a little bit dangerous?

kuvvaci
in one of your posted pics there are people in the middle of the highway :eek2: is this not a little bit dangerous?

You must be talking about this one:

http://wowturkey.com/tr36/Faruk_topkapi270.jpg

This happens when there's a traffic jam like you see in the picture. These people come from out of nowhere and try to sell you stuff like food, paper tissue, car adapters for cell phones, etc.

Resim göndermeden biraz dikkat edelim,aninda kapiyorlar böyle seyleri ;) And what is Wicky talking about?We are part of everything that is european and are going to join the celub in 10 years and some are still talking about Turkey not belonging to europe!I call those people uneducated losers!That's all!

BTW a map of turkish highway network.

http://www.turkinfra.com/assets/images/highmap.JPG

Some 400.000.000 europeans seem to me like uneducated losers.
Come and teach us history! We are waiting for you.

Look who is barking!

Some 400.000.000 europeans seem to me like uneducated losers.
Come and teach us history! We are waiting for you.


Why should we talk about history.I'm not telling you I'm european!I'm defnitly not but Turkey belongs to europe even if we are not europeans!
You as a greek want me to talk about History?If you want to!!

This is ottoman empire!As you can see the half of europe belonged us including your country europe belonged us for more than 400 years!That's history.

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gov46/ottoman-empire-1580.gif

But still I don't consider myself as european,I'm ottoman,my culture is different from yours!Is there anything we should talk about hostory?

If a country owned half of your continent for more than 400 years
if a country accepted the european way of life as theri own
if a country is secular
if 60% of our exports go to europe and 70% our imports come from europe
if we take part at UEFA,FIBA europe and many european challenges
if we are going to join the "holy" union in 10 years then this country has to have some strong relations with that union!!

The EU is not me or you!It's not about religion it's trade,it's business!It's Mercedes,it's BMW,it's Siemens,Renault,Airbus,Fiat etc.. And for those companies Turkey is much more importnant than most of the EU members!
Our economy is growing like crayz and our population is very young,there is no need to say "Turkey doesn't belong to europe,the EU doen't need Turkey!


If you really be one of the so-called 400.000.000 uneducated losers than it's your business!Just be one of them!

Half of Europe never BELONGED to you, because you were just invaders in Europe and nobody liked you here. If you posted this map to show that Turks are Europeans, you made mistake, because your Suleiman the Magnificient was very negative person in European history.

Well, I am one of these 400.000.000 uneducated Europeans.

Are you so stupid that you can't understand my post?Just look how many times I wrote in my post that we aren't europeans but belong to europe!!! Why do you have still complexes.It's over we don't rule your countries anymoey,our free stop bashing Turkey in every topic!
BTW we were not in europe in order to make people like us,we were there in order to rule your country!!No one has to like us!

Well Europe belongs to me as much as it belongs to you mr long foot. I live in Europe.

Post the pictures of highways in Zagrep please, this is the aim of this thread...

I'm going crazy, people who desperately want to be recognised as europeans spam this thread with endless pictures of roads to show how european they are.
It'is not funny anymore, we know how great your roads, skyscrapers and people are, you have a great history..
but please do not post tidalwaves of pictures!!!!:rant:

Map of highways in Croatia:
http://www.hr/hrvatska/image/hrvatska_autoceste.gif

green and red: constructed
blue: going thru planning proces

I'm going crazy, people who desperately want to be recognised as europeans spam this thread with endless pictures of roads to show how european they are.
It'is not funny anymore, we know how great your roads, skyscrapers and people are, you have a great history..
but please do not post tidalwaves of pictures!!!!:rant:

I agree.

Is there really any need for so many images?? I gave up trying to view the first page of this thread and my computer nearly crashed.

In future, please try to limit the number of pics you post, otherwise I will be forced to delete them or lock the thread ...

Continuing the highway topic, some pictures of highways in Lithuania. :)

A2 Vilnius-Panevezys (one of two major highways in the country connectinc capital Vilnius with the northern part of Lithuania)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/johngang/roads/road_a2/IMG_5920.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/johngang/roads/road_a2/IMG_5923.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/johngang/roads/road_a2/IMG_5944.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/johngang/roads/road_a2/IMG_5951.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/johngang/roads/road_a2/IMG_5955.jpg



other roads
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/johngang/roads/road_a11/IMG_6012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/johngang/roads/road_a11/IMG_5977.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/johngang/roads/road_a11/IMG_6017.jpg

Highways no. We didn't have them till few years ago. :) Polish roads sucks, that's true.

We'll have more than 2000km of motorways in year 2013. I think this isn't enought as for such big country, but of course we're rebuilding old expressways and makeing new. So road communication will make a big step forward in Poland.

:cheers:

What about regular roads and railroad?

I haven't got any details at the moment, but someone from this forum surely has so just wait. Regular roads are being rebuilt and renovated but there's alot things to do in that way. And railways situation? Similar but worse. ;) That's my general knowledge, ask someone who's intersted in this. cheers :cheers:

http://www.graeub.com/e/kurzportrait/bilder/schweiz.gif

http://www.autobahnen.ch/

Here is a map of the main road network of Finland. I'm sorry the picture is that big, but I don't have time to resize it.

Moottoritie = Highway, total only 653km (2003).


http://www.tiehallinto.fi/pls/julia/docs/3376.GIF

http://pawelpiotr.wordsight.com/TheImg2.aspx?imagePath=316

This rode is near Poznan?

A better map of the dutch highways and main roads:

http://img186.exs.cx/img186/2507/netherlands1gg.jpg

There are some pictures of roads of Krakow, A4 and S1 (Poland) taken by me few months ago.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/tordal/drogi/

average ;) road in Lublin (also Poland)
http://strony.aster.pl/war/fota/lub.jpg

At present Italian highway net is a mix of public and private, I found something to explane the situation (but it's not complete, date ???).
Click here to see the net:

http://images.google.it/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lamulattiera.it/autostrade/italia.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.lamulattiera.it/autostrade/autostrade.htm&h=648&w=590&sz=15&tbnid=YCEQNds7SEwJ:&tbnh=134&tbnw=122&start=2&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dautostrade%2Bitalia%26hl%3Dit%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG

- highways colour red (property of public company)
- highways colour blue (property of public company with privates participation)
- highways colour brown (private companies)
- highways colour green (public company without toll)
Push colour lines the to see details of each distance.

A general map:
http://www.landgroup.it/Mappe/ITALIA%20stra%20g.jpg

Some links:
http://www.abc-transportsweb.net/linee_terrestri/rete_autostrade2.htm

http://www.abc-transportsweb.net/linee_terrestri/rete_autostrade.htm

average ;) road in Lublin (also Poland)
http://strony.aster.pl/war/fota/lub.jpg

That's a very nice road but I have some slight doubts if average roads in Poland look like this one :| :D

Of course not. Our roads looks like this (http://fotogalerie.pl/fotki/24/31/66/m/1085763960569.jpg), with ruts, cracks, and holes somewhere.

That's a very nice road but I have some slight doubts if average roads in Poland look like this one :| :D

It was joke of course :D :( But in the next 10 years situation should improve :D

@John:

I was funnily surprised to see that it is possible to make a U-turn on the highways in Lithuania. This is no insult to Lithuanian roads, but isn't it a bit dangerous?

@John:

I was funnily surprised to see that it is possible to make a U-turn on the highways in Lithuania. This is no insult to Lithuanian roads, but isn't it a bit dangerous?

That might be dangerous although haven't heard about any accidents connected with this :)

@John:

I was funnily surprised to see that it is possible to make a U-turn on the highways in Lithuania. This is no insult to Lithuanian roads, but isn't it a bit dangerous?

Then it's not a highway if you can make U-turn. Sorry but it's true.

Then it's not a highway if you can make U-turn. Sorry but it's true.

By EU standards it is, you might check sources such as Eurostat. Not sure which standard is used in Poland though.

In Poland we don't call it a highway but an expressway. By our standards there are no highways in Lithuania, only expressways. Eurostat probably doesnt differentiate between the two.

IMO, a Highway has a minimum of 2x2 lanes, shoulders on each side of the road, and no same-level crossings.

nevermind... :)

In Poland we don't call it a highway but an expressway. By our standards there are no highways in Lithuania, only expressways. Eurostat probably doesnt differentiate between the two.

Yes, I trust you more than Eurostat not even mentioning such institutions as ministries etc. ;)

Btw, can I see some pictures how those mythical Polish "expressways" look like?

Of course Lithuanian motorways probably cannot match motorways in France or the newly built ones in Poland but still it's a motorway no matter what standard you use in Poland to describe it.It's also quite strange that the length of motorways in Lithuania is about the same as in Poland so I don't see the boint in bragging about Polish "motorways".

Yes, I trust you more than Eurostat not even mentioning such institutions as ministries etc. ;)

Btw, can I see some pictures how those mythical Polish "expressways" look like?

Of course Lithuanian motorways probably cannot match motorways in France or the newly built ones in Poland but still it's a motorway no matter what standard you use in Poland to describe it.It's also quite strange that the length of motorways in Lithuania is about the same as in Poland so I don't see the boint in bragging about Polish "motorways".

Another PL-LIT flamewar? :D

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/pl/8/85/G04_ubt.jpeg
That's part of S6 Expressway. Maybe they are nice, but how many we have? Surely not enough.This stuff is still under construction, so we just have to wait.

but I know what kind of roads youve got on mind. These with ruts and patches like "gierkowka"? :)

/\ This expressway isnt comparible to Lithuanian highways because it hasnt got an emergency lane!

Portuguese motorway network (red-yellow and blue-yellow)
http://www2.iestradas.pt/images/PRN2000_small.jpg
Couldn't find any pics!!

/\ This expressway isnt comparible to Lithuanian highways because it hasnt got an emergency lane!

This is emergency lane for motorbikes. :D ;) I can show you parts with EL if you want to (or someone else could post some pics, i dont have any on my hdd so searching is the only way). But mate, we have so few of them that there's nothing to talk about. You probably know how most of polish roads looks like. Good news is that all is being reconstructed and repaired.

cheers :cheers:

Yeah i went through Poland this year and i saw quite a lot of construction going on. The progress done is already good. You guys could hurry up with Via Baltica though :(

http://www.nsf.se/medlemmar/oresundsbron.jpg
The Öresunds bridge. The biggest construction in the history of Scandinavia
http://www.corkscrew-balloon.com/00/09/3norway/img/oresund.jpg

Yes, I trust you more than Eurostat not even mentioning such institutions as ministries etc. ;)

Btw, can I see some pictures how those mythical Polish "expressways" look like?

Of course Lithuanian motorways probably cannot match motorways in France or the newly built ones in Poland but still it's a motorway no matter what standard you use in Poland to describe it.It's also quite strange that the length of motorways in Lithuania is about the same as in Poland so I don't see the boint in bragging about Polish "motorways".

Calm down. All I said is that in Poland we have a different standard by which we judge roads. I didn't compare anything.

Photos of Polish expressways and highways are posted on the Polish forum in subforum called "Infrastruktura drogowa". You are welcome to visit.

Calm down. All I said is that in Poland we have a different standard by which we judge roads. I didn't compare anything.

Photos of Polish expressways and highways are posted on the Polish forum in subforum called "Infrastruktura drogowa". You are welcome to visit.

Obviously you've got some different standards because I hardly heard a term "expressway" used anywhere in Europe. It's widely used in US and China though.

So we've got a pic of Polish Expressway...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/pl/8/85/G04_ubt.jpeg

and Lithuanian highway...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/johngang/roads/road_a2/IMG_5955.jpg


you may clearly see one essential difference in them - emergency lane. Another essential criteria is no one level crossings what is enough for a road to gain a highway (motorway) status.
One more thing why there might be some differences between standards is because those few km of newly built motorways in Poland are toll while in Lithuania they're free for all.

And now a couple of pics of Lithuanian expressways, they don't have status of motorway (speed limit is only 100km/h), although they fit all essential technical requirements of motorway, as well
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/johngang/roads/road_a11/IMG_6012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/johngang/roads/road_a11/IMG_5977.jpg

Nothing to contribute , just to say....

Sadly, these so-called "highways" in Europe barely compare to highways in Toronto/Canada/USA.

Seriously and im not joking here, average streets here look almost like that Lublin highway posted by Eldorado.

Jacek can confirm this.

Nothing to contribute , just to say....

Sadly, these so-called "highways" in Europe barely compare to highways in Toronto/Canada/USA.

Seriously and im not joking here, average streets here look almost like that Lublin highway posted by Eldorado.

Jacek can confirm this.

There are "highways" in the US that look just like the street i live next to. Like U.S 95 from Lake Tahoe to Las Vegas.

Nothing to contribute , just to say....

Sadly, these so-called "highways" in Europe barely compare to highways in Toronto/Canada/USA.

Seriously and im not joking here, average streets here look almost like that Lublin highway posted by Eldorado.

Jacek can confirm this.


yup its true. The 401 is a beautiful thing, sometime abit confusing but beautiful none the less. What is scary is that they keep adding onto it.

on expressway you cant also U -turn in Poland, it has two be two level crossing, the difference it has no shoulder and exits are shorter (Speed limit 110km/h)
here is example of expressway in TriCity area
http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/obwodnica/images/HPIM0196.JPG
http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/obwodnica/images/Im000502.jpg
http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/obwodnica/images/HPIM5850.JPG
http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/obwodnica/images/HPIM4805.JPG
http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/obwodnica/images/HPIM6276.JPG

and few shots from the new A2 highway

http://www.icpnet.pl/~shaggy/A2/100_0795a.JPG
http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/2/images/HPIM8674.JPG
http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/2/images/HPIM8678.JPG
http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/2/images/HPIM8679.JPG
http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/2/images/Autostrada%20A-2_2.jpg
http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/2/images/Austostrada%20A-2_1.jpg
http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/2/images/Autostarada%20A-2_4.jpg http://www.przezautaszybe.luna.futuro.net.pl/foty/2/images/HPIM1593.JPG

I love empty Highways!, push the pedal to the metal!!:D

I like French motorways the best. They are so well maintained and well run. Love em!

I like French motorways the best. They are so well maintained and well run. Love em!
Amen. I to love the autoroute but i dont like you have to pay every 15th minute. I love the nice small gardens by the pay stations and I love the nice gas stations. They've done it very good. We drive on the french roads every summer. This year we drove 3200 kms :) The best thing is that you can drive fast, 155km/h is very nice :D The french are good drivers, belive it or not.

Are in Poland lots highway U/C??

yes, about 200km U/C and another 250 starting this year

Amen. I to love the autoroute but i dont like you have to pay every 15th minute. I love the nice small gardens by the pay stations and I love the nice gas stations. They've done it very good. We drive on the french roads every summer. This year we drove 3200 kms :) The best thing is that you can drive fast, 155km/h is very nice :D The french are good drivers, belive it or not.

That's funny, i heard France is very strict on enforcing the speed limit on its freeways or autoroutes.

That's funny, i heard France is very strict on enforcing the speed limit on its freeways or autoroutes
never trust what you hear ;) When it comes to the southern part you never see and speed signs, almost never.

Present map of the Slovak highways (http://www.telecom.gov.sk/top/edn2004.pdf) and construction parts (http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/highways_map.gif) (orange-finished sections, green-under construction)

Pictures of 4,5 km tunnel Branisko
http://www.highways.sk/tunnels/img/Branisko/Branisko_east8.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/tunnels/img/Branisko/Branisko_west8.jpg

More information in English at:http://www.highways.sk/indexE.html

Slovenia will build only 22.3 km of motorways in 2005 after the biggest expansion yet in 2004 with 70,4 km of new motorways built. Maintainance and construction work will proceed on 175 km of motorways this year, construction will begin on 55 km of those 175 km. Currently there are 441.2 km of motorways and expressways in Slovenia.

New sections in 2005 are:
- A1 Ljubljana - Maribor motorway (Trojane - Blagovica section), 8.1 km

- H5 expressway from Srmin (Ankaran interchange) to Škofije border crossing with Italy, 1.66 km

- A2 Ljubljana - Obrežje (Zagreb), between Dobruška vas and Drnovo, 4.58 km

- Whether conditions will allow, an additional section of the A2 LJ - Obrežje between Hrastje and Lešnica, 7.8 km long, will be completed at the end of the year. Otherwise it will be completed in 2006.

Here's a map of the whole network:
http://img51.exs.cx/img51/2250/npiadrawmap2mo.png (http://www.dars.si/index.php?language=2&maps=2)
Dark green are motorways completed as of Jan 1 2005
Light green are motorways to be completed in 2005
Red are motorways under constructions in 2005
Yellow are approved sections that have yet to go under construction in 2005
Pink are section part of the additional programme, in the very first stages of planning

If you click the image you can go to the site of Slovenian motorways (DARS, www.dars.si) and check the map out closer (it has zoom and stuff).

The only picture I could find of Slovenian motorways is this one:
Črni Kal Viaduct, A1 Ljubljana - Koper, constructed in 2004
http://img75.exs.cx/img75/9403/crnikalsmall1.jpg

Few motorway pics I've taken in the past month or two...

M61 Preston-Manchester (the one I use most frequently)

http://img166.exs.cx/img166/5020/moto17ne.jpg

http://img143.exs.cx/img143/5328/moto25sn.jpg

http://img143.exs.cx/img143/5615/moto34lx.jpg

http://img143.exs.cx/img143/4216/moto45vl.jpg

M55 Preston-Blackpool

http://img143.exs.cx/img143/135/moto56vm.jpg

Autobahn!

this map is about 10 years old
http://www.best-restaurants.de/kartenur.gif

spanish highways and roads systems
http://www.jotapeges.com/thumbs/imgs/1/200502/14/P2140039.JPG[/

blue-highways
red-roads

http://www.aseta.es/aseta_html/e_aseta/mapa.html

hm? ;)

Sadly, these so-called "highways" in Europe barely compare to highways in Toronto/Canada/USA.


In the Netherlands and Belgium “super highways” (10+X lanes) are not that uncommon.


Some Dutch Highways
http://www.democratischplatform.nl/snelweg.jpg

http://home.hccnet.nl/r.walhout/cs02.jpg

http://home.hccnet.nl/r.walhout/cs01.jpg


New Antwerpen ring (currently under construction)
http://www.werkenantwerpen.be/gallery/70ded302-42d9-4825-b955-d3b23d72224a.jpg



Admittedly, some North American cities still have more extensive highway networks but on the other hand additional lanes do not necessarily prevent major traffic jams. Indeed, according to some recent studies, extensive highway extensions are often a big waste of money and space.

Furthermore particularly the Dutch highways are much better maintained than their North American counterparts. The Belgian highway network, which is entirely plastered with street lights, has in my opinion also the edge on most highway networks of the world.

Belgian highways are good indeed. Cities like Gent, Liège and Brussels have real urban higways entering in the city center with tunnels and elevated highways. In Antwerp the ring higway (currently under reconstruction, like on the pics from mercutio) is inside the city. And Charleroi has a very urban ringhighway partly elevated and tunneled arround the city center.
Most highways in Belgium have 2x3 lanes. Some parts have 4 lanes, some parts of the ringhighway around Brussels has 2x3+2. The others have 2x2. Many other roads have 2x2 and are limited acces.

That's funny, i heard France is very strict on enforcing the speed limit on its freeways or autoroutes.
Inside urban areas,yes. The speedlimits on those parts is 110km/h and they are very strict on enforcing the speed limit. Outside them the limit is 130km/h but the average drives at 140-150km/h!

Nothing to contribute , just to say....

Sadly, these so-called "highways" in Europe barely compare to highways in Toronto/Canada/USA.

Seriously and im not joking here, average streets here look almost like that Lublin highway posted by Eldorado.

Jacek can confirm this.

Most American big freeways are around urban areas and between big neighbouring cities, just like in Europe. You will not find many large highways with more than 2x2 lanes outside them, thats the same for Europe or US/Candada.

Got these today on the M62 Manchester-Leeds

http://img156.exs.cx/img156/9711/moto60jc.jpg

Englands highest motorway as shown :)
http://img176.exs.cx/img176/1817/moto71mc.jpg

Belgian highways are good indeed.

That might be, but there are still many points which on Belgian highways which are strange, or at least funny. For instance, I still don't understand the highway junction just northeast of Liege. It's even dangerous, i think.

Got these today on the M62 Manchester-Leeds

http://img156.exs.cx/img156/9711/moto60jc.jpg

Englands highest motorway as shown :)
http://img176.exs.cx/img176/1817/moto71mc.jpg
Lol! Keep it up, guys! ;)

But yeah, I guess it's of importance.. :P

This is a very rare instance on UK motorways where the carrigeways are separate, and the reason is pretty stupid. When they built the M62, the man living in the house (can just see it) refused to sell up and move away, so they simply built around it.
To this day, the guy lives in between two carrigeways of one of Britain's busiest motorways! :D
http://img135.exs.cx/img135/6360/moto89iz.jpg

If you click the image you can go to the site of Slovenian motorways (DARS, www.dars.si) and check the map out closer (it has zoom and stuff).

The only picture I could find of Slovenian motorways is this one:
Črni Kal Viaduct, A1 Ljubljana - Koper, constructed in 2004
http://img75.exs.cx/img75/9403/crnikalsmall1.jpg

not too many cars ;)

not too many cars ;)
Can you see the balloons? :D

Nice touch, eh? ;)

Accura_Preston - cool story !

The best thing is that you can drive fast, 155km/h is very nice :D The french are good drivers, belive it or not.

Then what to say of German highways where 155km/h makes you
fit for the middle lane only? You better don't try the left lane
if you are not ready to drive over 170 km/h. Otherwise you'll be
swept over by all those speed loving folks.

And you don't have to pay for them! Simply paradise!

the pics of german autobahns are just very hard to find online, but i found some so i ll post here

new ("paneuropean") autobahn between Dresden and Prag - A17

http://www.autobahn17.de/fotos/bild22/images/RIMG1462.JPG
http://www.autobahn17.de/fotos/bild22/imagepages/image7.html
http://www.autobahn17.de/fotos/bild22/imagepages/image27.html
http://www.autobahn17.de/fotos/bild22/images/RIMG1506.JPG

A71
http://www.tri-c.de/Die_Autobahn/trass15gr.jpg

...

it's strange that a lot of countries who showed me 2x3 highways, that the roads are totally empty. in the netherlands they build a 2x3 highway when the road is very busy or when they're needed. so in this way i think that's wasting of money.

it's strange that a lot of countries who showed me 2x3 highways, that the roads are totally empty. in the netherlands they build a 2x3 highway when the road is very busy or when they're needed. so in this way i think that's wasting of money.

That's because of the size of your country and the density.

Istanbul-Kocaeli motorway (small area with 15.000.000 people)

http://www.turkinfra.com/moto5.bmp


Bolu-Ankara motorway (large area with 5.000.000 poeple) But in roder to get to Istanbul from any eastern city you have to take the Bolu-Ankara so this one must be built even if there are not many people living who use this motorway.

http://www.turkinfra.com/bolu.JPG

Antwerp Ring Road
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/poller1/20050308_ring.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/poller1/20050308_ring_2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/poller1/20050310_ring.jpg

Highways here aren't actually needed on a daily basis except for the Ljubljana Ringroad which is critical for releiving congestion in the capital. Slovenia is an important transit country, and that's what those highways are mostly for. Compare the A1 on a July weekend and a November weekday. You'll see the difference.

On the other hand, if there weren't any motorways in Slovenia, well, try to squeeze 50,000 vehicles per day during summer into there:
http://img63.exs.cx/img63/8749/crnikalcam4sz.jpg
(drsc.si)
That's Črni Kal, a section of road that had to accomodate around 50,000 cars per day during summer before a motorway was built. And it looked like it looks in the pic most of the year.

On the other hand, the LJ Ringroad has to withstand 60,000 vehicles per day thruout the year:
http://img40.exs.cx/img40/3342/k11zadobrova13hz.jpg

it's strange that a lot of countries who showed me 2x3 highways, that the roads are totally empty. in the netherlands they build a 2x3 highway when the road is very busy or when they're needed. so in this way i think that's wasting of money.


In Poland they build 2 lane highways, only near cities do the highways have 3 lanes since there's more cars around cities.

Too bad I didn't take a pic of this when I was in Poland last summer. We were driving on the county road with 2 lanes, but 4 cars. On some polish countny roads they treat the emergency lanes as actual driving lanes. :bash:

spanish highways and roads systems
http://www.jotapeges.com/thumbs/imgs/1/200502/14/P2140039.JPG[/

blue-highways
red-roads


and the spanish highways in the year 2020 (15.000 km)


http://img37.exs.cx/img37/659/2020bigroads2rs.jpg


the new freeways in Cádiz (near Gibraltar)

http://img144.exs.cx/img144/3599/mapa7ei.jpg

http://img178.exs.cx/img178/9501/tramo1a8sd.jpg

http://img178.exs.cx/img178/4150/tramo2a5tt.jpg

On some polish countny roads they treat the emergency lanes as actual driving lanes.

Really? :)

Some pics from italian highways:

http://www.girovaghi.supereva.it/toscana/autostrada.jpg

http://www.gruppobasso.it/lefim/iniziative/21/Caponago-Autostrada.jpg

http://www.ilpaesaggio.it/home%20img/autostrada.jpg

http://www.mikelinik.it/images/autostrada.jpg

http://socialdesignzine.aiapnet.it/images/autostrada-cartelli.jpg

http://www.tgcom.it/bin/331.%24plit/orig_C_0_articolo_236612_listatakes_itemTake_0_immaginetake.jpg

http://www.cesil.com/protected/itld0698/autoimg1.jpg

http://www.sicurauto-video.it/images/traffico.jpg

http://www.contrasto.it/img/353303_img3303_img.jpg

Really? :)


well you live in Poland you know. On some roads there is more cars then lanes.

Didn't Spanish companies build Polish highways?

well you live in Poland you know. On some roads there is more cars then lanes.

Didn't Spanish companies build Polish highways?

maybe. thera are big spanish companies that are building highways and roads around the whole world ( like SACIR)

Too bad I didn't take a pic of this when I was in Poland last summer. We were driving on the county road with 2 lanes, but 4 cars. On some polish countny roads they treat the emergency lanes as actual driving lanes. :bash:

I think, that I know what You mean. I'd say, that it's a kind of a unoformal rule / tradition that drivers which because of some reasons can't drive faster (eg.lorries or busses) are expected to use emergency lanes. I'll only write, that it's a very useful custom and not respecting it is considered as rude.

I think, that I know what You mean. I'd say, that it's a kind of a unoformal rule / tradition that drivers which because of some reasons can't drive faster (eg.lorries or busses) are expected to use emergency lanes. I'll only write, that it's a very useful custom and not respecting it is considered as rude.
I think it's very dangerous myself. Good to know never to stop on emergency lanes while in Poland though. They should write that on a sign at border crossings. ;)

That's only when road has one lane in each direction and no divider. It is a very good custom since it increases space and visibility for oncoming and passing vehicles.

Imagine passing several 18 wheelers one after another going on a one lane road with heavy oncoming traffic. Very dangerous. So it's good that big trucks move slighly out of your way.

On highways/expressways with dividers and more than one lane there is no need for this.

2 lane highways are a disgrace. Both lanes will be blocked by overtaking trucks driving at 80km/h. A true highway needs at least 3 lanes per direction.

2 lane highways are a disgrace. Both lanes will be blocked by overtaking trucks driving at 80km/h. A true highway needs at least 3 lanes per direction.

This is so true.

My question is : are there any European directives about this... I mean, which criteria are used in the E-road system to have 2, 3 or more lanes?

Can a country be forced to build a third lane on certain important international sections?

I ask this because I can't understand why the E19 Antwerp-Breda Belgian section has only 2x2 lanes... being an important link between Antwerp and Rotterdam.

E-roads can be normal main roads aswell, not highways. It is desired they are in the best of condition and highways, but it's not a condition.

Pics of highway Belgrade-Novi Sad in Serbia :)


http://www.wiesbaden-team.de/bm5/autoput/1
http://www.wiesbaden-team.de/bm5/autoput/2
http://www.wiesbaden-team.de/bm5/autoput/3
http://www.wiesbaden-team.de/bm5/autoput/4
http://www.wiesbaden-team.de/bm5/autoput/5
http://www.wiesbaden-team.de/bm5/autoput/6
http://www.wiesbaden-team.de/bm5/autoput/7
http://www.wiesbaden-team.de/bm5/autoput/8
http://www.wiesbaden-team.de/bm5/autoput/9
http://www.wiesbaden-team.de/bm5/autoput/91

2005 (JAN) construction update

On the threshold of the 21st century, one of the largest road construction projects being carried out in Greece (and, indeed, anywhere in Europe ) is the Egnatia Motorway, the modern reincarnation of the great Roman highway known as the Via Egnatia.

The 680 km Egnatia Motorway is a modern motorway that will probably be the only road (and by extension the only transport) link spanning Northern Greece from its western to its eastern border. From its starting-point at Igoumenitsa, it runs across the Prefectures of Thesprotia, Ioannina, Grevena, Kozani, Imathia, Thessaloniki , Serres, Kavala, Xanthi, Rodopi and Evros, to the village of Kipoi on the Turkish border.

Nine major vertical axes provide links to Albania , Skopje (FYROM), Bulgaria and Turkey , and the whole system is served by 720 km of service roads.

The Egnatia Motorway was designed to the specifications of the Trans-European road network. It is a closed dual carriageway motorway with a central reserve, two traffic lanes plus an emergency lane per direction.

What makes it one of the most interesting technical projects in Greece today is the number of structures needed to carry it across the countryside.

The realisation of this motorway requires the construction of:

* 1650 bridges, with a combined length of 40 km (or 80 km measured as single-carriageway bridges)
* 74 tunnels, with a combined length of 49,5 km (or 99 km measured as single-carriageway tunnels). Three of these tunnels are more than 3 km long: the Driskos Twin-Bore Tunnel, 4.7 km long per carriageway, the Dodoni Twin-Bore Tunnel, 3.4 km long per carriageway, and the Metsovo Single-Bore Tunnel, 3.5 km long, which is already constructed. The tunnels on the inland alignment Strymonas - Peramos are also included.
* 50 interchanges with the existing road network.
* 43 river crossings
* 11 railway crossings.

http://www.egnatia.gr/flash/images/PS_A3_JANUARY_05_BAL.jpg

Wow to find Highways and Expressways that empty in the US you have to be driving after midnight.

I love those Greeks highways. Very modern.

New opened section in the highway "Cantabria-Meseta"


http://img227.echo.cx/img227/1336/dibujo8we.jpg

http://img227.echo.cx/img227/4859/auauauu9uu.jpg

http://img227.echo.cx/img227/8717/auau783iw.jpg
http://img227.echo.cx/img227/968/auau76dn.jpg

http://img227.echo.cx/img227/1648/aua674ty.jpg

I wonder what will happen when all the oil runs out and we wont be able to use cars. All these vast roadways will be redundant...

I wonder what will happen when all the oil runs out and we wont be able to use cars. All these vast roadways will be redundant...
Are you serious, mate, or is that some kinda joke? :)
Alternative fuel technologies even now allow to use alternative engines such as electric, natural oil (actually some diesel engines can use same oil we use to cook and bake) and of course the most promising alternative fuel engine - hydrogen engine which uses liquid hydrogen and doesn't pollute air. So no worries about oil. In fact the sooner we'll run out of it, the better for us (and the worse for some "bad guys" such as Iran). ;)

and Russia :)

^^^
Good point, I was a little afraid to post this though (eh, you know why) ;)

Are you serious, mate, or is that some kinda joke? :)
Alternative fuel technologies even now allow to use alternative engines such as electric, natural oil (actually some diesel engines can use same oil we use to cook and bake) and of course the most promising alternative fuel engine - hydrogen engine which uses liquid hydrogen and doesn't pollute air. So no worries about oil. In fact the sooner we'll run out of it, the better for us (and the worse for some "bad guys" such as Iran). ;)

ahahahaha. natural oil you say? but where you will get it? Russia producing oil and then exporting it. It is have nothing to do with petrol. We getting money from oil, and not from petrol. Btw, don't forget that Russia is gaz monopolist.

www.cbrd.co.uk

http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/images/8/map.gif
UK motorway network

Some pictures of the M8 [Glasgow-Edinburgh Motorway]

http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/sign/left.gifhttp://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/sign/m.gifhttp://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/sign/8.gifhttp://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/sign/right.gif

The first and last east-west motorway north of the M62, the M8 links up Edinburgh and Glasgow in style. It runs from the A720 Edinburgh Ring Road across the old A8 and right into the absolute centre of Glasgow. This urban stretch blasts a path through the city and then out the other side, giving up the chase for Greenock ten miles short.

There is a gap in the M8 (fixing it is still in the planning stage) where six miles of the A8 still exist east of the M73.

The section through central Glasgow is notorious - it is completely inadequate (it forms two sides of a never-finished inner ring road) and the knotted tangle of junctions includes Britain's closest motorway junctions. There are numerous sliproads and bridges built in this section which were never put to use.

The motorway is 11 lanes wide at its widest point and is one of the busiest motorways in Europe. The Kingstone Bridge IS the busiest road bridge in Europe and is one of the widest bridges in the world at 10 lanes wide.

Start Edinburgh [A720]
End Greenock [A8]
Passes Glasgow, Paisley
Length 61 Miles
Terminates M9, M77, M80
Spurs M898
Meets M73

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Get13/fd.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Get13/c471708d.bmp

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/the_boy_david/blackandwhite.jpg
Glasgow city-centre, coming up to the Kingston Bridge

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/the_boy_david/awesomeglasgow.jpg
An ariel shot of Glasgow city-centre. The M8 is shown to the far left of the pic

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/the_boy_david/Newview.jpg
A preview of Glasgow's 2007 Skyline, coming towards the Kingston Bridge

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/the_boy_david/M8new1.jpg
Charing Cross canyon, right throught the centre of urban Glasgow

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/the_boy_david/31.jpg
Poor quality shot of the Kingston Bridge

Provincial, rural, highways in Russia.

http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/003.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/016.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/017.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/022.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/024.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/033.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/146.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/252.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/281.jpg

which country made the biggest effort in building new motorways in the last decades ?
don't tell me Germany :D

something like an overview between 1980 and today

France, no doubt. They're building roads like maniacs!

1970:

http://www.2x2voies.com/Images/cartes/Histo1970.jpg

1980:

http://www.2x2voies.com/Images/cartes/Histo1980.jpg

1990:

http://www.2x2voies.com/Images/cartes/Histo1990.jpg

2005:

http://www.2x2voies.com/Images/cartes/Reseau2005.jpg

2015(expected):

http://www.2x2voies.com/Images/cartes/Projets2004.jpg

:eek:

source: www.2x2voies.com

Don't forget that most of these highways are not free

I think Germany's been building a lot of new highways between West and East Germany and many within East Germany itself (Verkehrsprojekt Deutsche Einheit, or whatever it's called).

I think Germany's been building a lot of new highways between West and East Germany and many within East Germany itself (Verkehrsprojekt Deutsche Einheit, or whatever it's called).

So that people can flee quicker?

Spain is building more and more highways (autopista and autovia) and hsr.

which country made the biggest effort in building new motorways in the last decades ?
don't tell me Germany :D

something like an overview between 1980 and today


in the 90`s


Highest motorway density in Benelux


The EU motorway network expanded from 39 200 km in 1990 to 49 200 km in 1999. The countries where the length of motorways increased the most during this period were Spain (3 600 km) and France (2 500 km). However, the biggest relative increases occurred in countries where motorway density had been low in 1990. The length of the motorway network increased by a factor of 4 over the ten-year period in Portugal and by 3.6 in Ireland, 2.6 in Greece and 2.1 in Finland.

In 1999 the Member States with the greatest motorway density were the Netherlands (58 km of motorway per 1000 km2), Belgium (55), Luxembourg (44) and Germany (32). At the other extreme, motorway density was low in Ireland and Finland (both 1.4), Sweden (3.5) and Greece (3.8).

Throughout the CEC, the motorway network increased by a third between 1990 and 1999 to total 2 850 km. Motorway density nevertheless remained well below the levels recorded in the EU, with a figure of 2.7 km per 1000 km2 in the CEC compared with the EU average of 15.8. Only Slovenia (19.7) had a motorway density that was ahead of the EU average. It was followed by Lithuania (6.4), the Czech Republic (6.3) and Slovakia (6.0). In three countries the figure was below 1.0: Poland (0.9), Romania (0.5) and Latvia, which had no motorways in 1999.



http://img225.echo.cx/img225/4760/autopistas90998wp.jpg

What country is CEC??

Wild guess, CEC = Central European Countries?

Why doesn't it surprise me that Switzerland has the densiest rail network?

News Viaducts of the A-7 Nerja-Motril the most southern highway of Europe,Málaga-Almeria.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/belin1940/Estaciones%20de%20Alta%20Velocidad/Estacion%20de%20Malaga/Autovia%20Malaga%20Almeria/Dsc00841.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/belin1940/Estaciones%20de%20Alta%20Velocidad/Estacion%20de%20Malaga/Autovia%20Malaga%20Almeria/Dsc00835.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/belin1940/Estaciones%20de%20Alta%20Velocidad/Estacion%20de%20Malaga/Autovia%20Malaga%20Almeria/Dsc00833.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/belin1940/Estaciones%20de%20Alta%20Velocidad/Estacion%20de%20Malaga/Autovia%20Malaga%20Almeria/Dsc00819.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/belin1940/Estaciones%20de%20Alta%20Velocidad/Estacion%20de%20Malaga/Autovia%20Malaga%20Almeria/Dsc00821.jpg

Bulgarian highway

Bulgaria invited investors yesterday to bid for a 148.5 million euro ($180.2 million) highway deal, aimed at easing Sofia’s traffic and improving the journey to its southern neighbor Greece.
The Construction Ministry said firms from the European Union, Turkey and neighboring Balkan states could place offers to build the 19km stretch by Oct. 11. The European Commission approved the project last week and agreed the high price per kilometer — 7.8 million euros — due to the many tunnels and junctions that have to be built. The long-delayed highway will be financed by a 111.4-million-euro grant from EU preaccession funds and Bulgaria’s budget. (Reuters)

Netherlands, some pics:

http://home.wanadoo.nl/avanrijen/hsl/13.JPG
http://home.planet.nl/~irnl/Terbregseplein.jpg
http://home.planet.nl/~irnl/Kleinpolderplein.jpg
http://home.planet.nl/~irnl/A20_voormalig_veilingterrein.jpg
http://www.rd.nl/extra/luchtfotos/images/D0407-542%2CInfra%2BHaven.jpg
http://www.rd.nl/extra/luchtfotos/images/DK0408-310Vaanplein.jpg
http://www.rd.nl/extra/luchtfotos/images/L0405-454%2C%20Brienenoordbrug.jpg
http://www.rd.nl/extra/luchtfotos/images/L0405-212%2C%20Hartelkruis.jpg
http://www.rd.nl/extra/luchtfotos/images/L0405-190%2C%20Viaducten%2CA%2015.jpg
http://www.rd.nl/extra/luchtfotos/images/L0404-232%2C%20Vaanplein.jpg
http://www.rd.nl/extra/luchtfotos/images/L0405-142%2C%20Ridderster.jpg
http://www.rd.nl/extra/luchtfotos/images/L0405-148%2C%20Brienenoordbrug.jpg
http://www.rd.nl/extra/luchtfotos/images/DK0407-068%2CVijfsluizen.jpg
http://www.rd.nl/extra/luchtfotos/images/DK0408-282%2CKleinpolderplein.jpg
http://www.fotopaulmartens.nl/archief/24kleinpolderplein.jpg
http://home.hccnet.nl/jcm.hockx/pics/CONCRETE1.JPG
http://www.sim.toba.nl/onderzoek/bouwt/img/grrand.jpg
http://images.flitsservice.nl/rpics_2002/08082002/prinsclausplein/prinsclausplein_4.jpg
http://images.flitsservice.nl/rpics_2002/08082002/prinsclausplein/prinsclausplein_2.jpg
http://www.schmittsfavorites.nl/images/sf1/groot/prclaus_dag.jpg
http://www.schmittsfavorites.nl/images/sf1/groot/prclaus_nacht.jpg
http://editie1.terra.wolters.nl/land/47866.jpg
http://www.spanbeton.nl/art-center/over_spanbeton/inno_ridderster.jpg
http://www.fdbv.nl/18/260408/PvdBwsmgr.nsf/29593ec61c8e6175c1256d3c004d3ca6/aaf70b35efb482b4c1256f800044976b/$FILE/RM110_L.jpg
http://www.fdbv.nl/18/260408/PvdBwsmgr.nsf/29593ec61c8e6175c1256d3c004d3ca6/aaf70b35efb482b4c1256f800044976b/$FILE/RM112_L.jpg
http://www.fdbv.nl/18/260408/PvdBwsmgr.nsf/29593ec61c8e6175c1256d3c004d3ca6/aaf70b35efb482b4c1256f800044976b/$FILE/RM113_L.jpg
http://www.fdbv.nl/18/260408/PvdBwsmgr.nsf/29593ec61c8e6175c1256d3c004d3ca6/aaf70b35efb482b4c1256f800044976b/$FILE/RM114_L.jpg
http://www.fdbv.nl/18/260408/PvdBwsmgr.nsf/29593ec61c8e6175c1256d3c004d3ca6/53f28fa22b83371cc1256fc50045772d/$FILE/RM126_L.jpg
http://www.fdbv.nl/18/260408/PvdBwsmgr.nsf/29593ec61c8e6175c1256d3c004d3ca6/aaf70b35efb482b4c1256f800044976b/$FILE/RM115_L.jpg
http://www.fdbv.nl/18/260408/PvdBwsmgr.nsf/29593ec61c8e6175c1256d3c004d3ca6/aaf70b35efb482b4c1256f800044976b/$FILE/RM116_L.jpg
http://www.fdbv.nl/18/260408/PvdBwsmgr.nsf/29593ec61c8e6175c1256d3c004d3ca6/aaf70b35efb482b4c1256f800044976b/$FILE/RM117_L.jpg
http://www.spanbeton.nl/art-center/over_spanbeton/inno_ridderster_bij_nacht.jpg
http://www.swart-amsterdam.nl/allelucht/Infrastructuur/algemeen/image/sms02.09.506.14.jpg
http://www.swart-amsterdam.nl/allelucht/Infrastructuur/algemeen/image/01.10.469_10.jpg
http://www.swart-amsterdam.nl/allelucht/Infrastructuur/algemeen/image/02.03.101_8.jpg
http://www.bruggenstichting.nl/betonbruggen/images/Ridderster.jpg
http://www.bezuidenhout.nl/assets/images/malietoren_lucht.jpg
http://www.hafo.nl/Images%2016/IMG_0119b.jpg
http://www.hafo.nl/Images%2016/IMG_0120b.jpg
http://www.bruggenstichting.nl/watiseenbrug/images/kampen.jpg
http://www.bruggenstichting.nl/watiseenbrug/images/ewijk.jpg
http://www.bruggenstichting.nl/watiseenbrug/images/Martinus-Nijhof-brug.jpg
http://www.omroepgelderland.nl/NIEUW2/images_cat/radio_uitzending%20hoog%20water_31-01-2005/Brug-Tiel_klein.jpg
http://www.mulder-papendrecht.nl/assets/images/Avelingen-brug.jpg
http://www.sealasc.org.uk/Images_2004_album/IMG_0028.JPG
http://www.etnos.nl/Images/zeelandbrug.jpg
http://angel.bndestem.nl/bndestem/gallery/HSL/00005.jpg
http://angel.bndestem.nl/bndestem/gallery/HSL/001.jpg
http://angel.bndestem.nl/bndestem/gallery/HSL/000001.jpg
http://angel.bndestem.nl/bndestem/gallery/HSL/0003.jpg
http://angel.bndestem.nl/bndestem/gallery/HSL/000004.jpg
http://img86.echo.cx/img86/7892/8mei2005045medium3ur.jpg
http://www.dubo-centrum.nl/uploaded/IMAGES/images/projecten/Rijssen_De_Borkeld/zijaanzicht%20ecoduct%20375.JPG
http://www.citg.tudelft.nl/albums/album70/ecoduct.jpg
http://www.leaderplus.nl/Nederlands/gebieden/veluwe/images/HR-OMSLAG%20FOTO.jpg
http://www.denhaag.nl/Pics/dsb/Ststr/Hubertustunnel/fotoarchief/0601g.jpg

Croatia opened last week the most expensive section of motorway built in Europe to date. The 380km A1 (Dalmatina) Motorway links the Croatian capital of Zagreb with the countries second largest city of Split on the Adriatic coast, fulfilling a long awaited dream to link Continental and Mediteranean parts of Croatia. It now takes 2.5 hours to arrive on the coast and less than 4 hours to arrive in Split. The motorway is now proceeding to be built south towards the port of Ploce and then onto Dubrovnik via a new 2.2km bridge!

Zagreb - Split section cost cca. 2.2 billion Euro - total lenght 380 km. It includes .....

- 26 bridges

- 50 viaducts

- 14 tunnels (2 of which are close to 6 kms long) :eek:

- 91 overpasses

- 78 underpasses

The European council of motorways voted it the best motorway in Europe. It also passes through some incredible scenery with spectacular lookouts along the way> :)

Credit for the following photos goes to Dadekhr who posted these A1 motorway pics in Part 1 yesterday which I thought would be good to re-post here as an excellent way to launch Part 2.

Well done .... :)

http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3370/dalmatina001web0kn.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2623/dalmatina002web8by.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8546/dalmatina003web0xb.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6862/dalmatina004web8ab.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/5356/dalmatina005web8cc.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3310/dalmatina006web4ax.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/7562/dalmatina007web3vs.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3613/dalmatina009web7pv.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8086/dalmatina010web9eb.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6076/dalmatina012web5de.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2978/dalmatina013web5rr.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3607/dalmatina014web7ar.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/432/dalmatina015web9mc.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/502/dalmatina016web2px.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/1780/dalmatina017web9an.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2092/dalmatina018web7ed.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2017/dalmatina019web0za.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/9350/dalmatina020web6bi.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/500/dalmatina021web4nh.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8261/dalmatina022web8nb.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3990/dalmatina023web8ci.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8996/dalmatina024web4aa.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3927/dalmatina025web7po.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2070/dalmatina026web0dx.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/9779/dalmatina027web2vq.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6039/dalmatina028web6bk.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6065/dalmatina029web3iz.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/5686/dalmatina030web3fi.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3030/dalmatina031web8yk.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3826/dalmatina032web5wx.jpg

White = completed
Red = under construction
blue = in planning / to commence :)

http://img197.echo.cx/img197/1981/karta2vn.jpg

Great for highway Zagreb-Dalmatia, but why they didn't made straight line here?

http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6065/dalmatina029web3iz.jpg

Great for highway Zagreb-Dalmatia, but why they didn't made straight line here?

http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6065/dalmatina029web3iz.jpg

They couldn't create a straight line motorway because of the terrain which is highly mountainous. You can see by the stats above with the numerous bridges and incredibly long tunnels, etc. No wonder its Europes most expensive section of motorway to date. Quite an accomplishment for Croatia. :)

Excellent pictures Dadekhr. :)

Thanks Astroboy!

It looks more curved than it is. Actually it's quite ok. You can pass through all that curves with 160km/h without any problem. The pic above is from section Zuta Lokva and shows one of the best view (in my opinion). I personaly like that curves because it's never boring to drive. I realy enjoy driving on that highway.

The tempo is really impressive!
Congratulations....

wrong thread

wow!!!!!!!!! I'm shocked! Croatia did great job! so little time to bulid so much.... Cool!!! I've always loved that country :)

Don't forget that most of these highways are not free

Which is actually a good thing considering the number of tourists that use it. Good source of revenue.

The UK has such relatively small motorway network because of a difference in classification of Motorways. Many continental Motorways have only 2 lanes per direction and as such would not constitute a UK motorway. In fact the UK has many dual carriageway uninterupted longdistance roads with 3 or more lanes per direction which are not classed as Motorways (for example, A50, A580, A38, A1 etc)

how to post pics frommy pc? do they have to be published on web firstly, or i can put them directly from my pc?

No you can't put them directly from your pc here but you can upload them on a free image hosting provider, such as www.photobucket.com , which IMHO in one of the best. It will help you link your images here :okay:

Glasgow, UK
M8 Motorway; 18 lanes of greatness ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/glasgowbrad/m81.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/glasgowbrad/m815.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/glasgowbrad/m816.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/glasgowbrad/m818.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/glasgowbrad/m819.jpg

CROATIA

Motorway A4 (Zagreb (Ivanja Reka) - Varazdin - Gorican - Hungarian border), one of 2 tunnel, I think it is Vrtlinovec (628 m)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ixic/e7cdfadd.jpg

Motorway A1 (Zagreb - Split) - the beginning (toll station Zagreb - Lucko) sorry for bad angle
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ixic/41599fbe.jpg

A1 toll station Zagreb - Lucko by night - 2 pics
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ixic/2cb7d23d.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ixic/b1126bb1.jpg

A1 tunnel Sveti Rok (second longest in Croatia, 5680 m)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ixic/fbe31b62.jpg

A1 tunnel Sveti Rok - entrance (closed, probably traffic accident)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ixic/58e93db2.jpg

A1 near exit Posedarje (beatifull view of mountain Velebit in the back - the reason of amny curves on motorway that somebody asked about!)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ixic/19387be0.jpg

Motorway A6 (Bosiljevo - Rijeka), toll station Rijeka - Grobnik
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ixic/49ec9d5b.jpg

A6 way down from mountains to city Rijeka
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ixic/cd621535.jpg

Hope u like it!
Russian, spasiba!

Super slike Slavene!

great stuff,

lets gather highway photos here if you have highway or motorway photo please post here.Also im going to add some photo soon.


Thank you
M.Timur

post maps :)

http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/8643/picture1078ke.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Banja Luka Region

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/BLautoput2.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/BLautoput.jpg


Sarajevo Region

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Podput17.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Image1311.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Izlazsaautoputa.jpg

What a weird lane :sly: :no: >( :sly:

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/6263/podput170rw.jpg

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/3189/ek21fo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1765/ek34ai.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/7531/ek66hf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1230/ek55uh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

What a weird lane :sly: :no: >( :sly:


Where is weird? its so normal.

What a weird lane :sly: :no: >( :sly:

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/6263/podput170rw.jpg

tell me smthin that isnt weird in my country lol :lol:

Bosnian stadiums looks pretty good. :cool:

http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Skalite14/Skalite61.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Viedenska9/Viedenska43.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Viedenska9/Viedenska49.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Vaz-Men6/Vaz-Men55.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/L-S15/Ladce-Sverepec156.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/L-S22/Ladce-Sverepec252.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Lamac8/Lamac32.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Vychodna/Vychodna.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/express/img/Bu-Ko7/Bu-Ko34.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/express/img/HrBenadik1/HrBenadik05.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Mier-Sen7/Gagarinova-Ivanska41.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Mier-Sen7/Gagarinova-Ivanska39.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Beh-Fri6/Fricovce26.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Beh-Fri6/Siroke9.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Cadca14/Cadca_bypass97.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Cadca14/Cadca_bypass95.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/highways/img/Cadca14/Oscadnica-Cadca86.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/tunnels/img/Branisko/Branisko_west6.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/tunnels/img/Sitina/Sitina29.jpg
http://www.highways.sk/tunnels/img/Sitina/Sitina35.jpg

weeeeell if u say so hehe..

Nice job Slovakia!!

Tell me somethin. Is this anti-earthquake technology? Where pilars arent connected and the bridge is only layed on them?

http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/5415/lamac327kk.jpg

That looks like a lot of work. Nice job!

http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/7254/skalite614pb.jpg

Ilike this one also.

http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/382/cadcabypass974qu.jpg

Post some more!!

I'm gonna try to do some photos of Slovenian highways since there is a lot of interest of highway pics. But I'm gonna concentrate on Ljubljanas ring only since its the nearest(i live in Ljubljana) and eaisiest way:yes:

Pictures from forumer Dedekhr - Part of croatian motorway A1:

http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3370/dalmatina001web0kn.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2623/dalmatina002web8by.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8546/dalmatina003web0xb.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6862/dalmatina004web8ab.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/5356/dalmatina005web8cc.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3310/dalmatina006web4ax.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/7562/dalmatina007web3vs.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3613/dalmatina009web7pv.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8086/dalmatina010web9eb.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6076/dalmatina012web5de.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2978/dalmatina013web5rr.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3607/dalmatina014web7ar.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/432/dalmatina015web9mc.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/1780/dalmatina017web9an.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2092/dalmatina018web7ed.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2017/dalmatina019web0za.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/9350/dalmatina020web6bi.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/500/dalmatina021web4nh.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8261/dalmatina022web8nb.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3990/dalmatina023web8ci.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8996/dalmatina024web4aa.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2070/dalmatina026web0dx.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/9779/dalmatina027web2vq.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6039/dalmatina028web6bk.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6065/dalmatina029web3iz.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/5686/dalmatina030web3fi.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3030/dalmatina031web8yk.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3826/dalmatina032web5wx.jpg

Tell me Cole. How much of kilometers is yet, to be build in Croatia untill the end of Croatian highway project?

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1817/autoceste2bl.jpg

There are still allmost 500km motorways to be built, to finalise the project.
In the picture above you can see the section to be built, most of them are allready under construcion. At the moment Croatia has around 1000 kilometers of motorways. :okay:
(yellow - under construction/to commence soon; green and black allready built)

More info - Croatian motorways/ Hrvatske autoceste (http://www.hac.hr/)

http://www.hac.hr/uploads/zanimljivosti/20051202142557zan_ceste.jpg
Cleaning it good! :)

Matjaž posted a lot of pics in another thread, I'll let him repost his pics, meanwhile I'll post these:

A1 (Ljubljana - Koper):
http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/4413/dsc059144ft.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7692/dsc059087mt.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9730/dsc058931bk.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9963/dsc058884pv.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3071/dsc058878qy.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1674/dsc058851ar.jpg
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2486/dsc058835vl.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/522/smalldsc011455mp.jpg
http://www.delo.si/images/iman/avtocesta_otvoritev_dusangrca_7.jpg
http://www.delo.si/images/iman/avtocesta_otvoritev_dusangrca_6.jpg
http://www.delo.si/images/iman/avtocesta_otvoritev_dusangrca_4.jpg
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9389/dsc016024nu.jpg
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9403/crnikalsmall1.jpg
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/1079/dsc016082mf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/8642/dsc016117wm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5798/dsc016138ke.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/729/dsc059178rz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/7174/dsc059252bg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/2240/dsc059275qg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/15/dsc035415vn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A1 Ljubljana - Maribor:
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/900/dsc057417yt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/4518/dsc057427ty.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/6753/dsc057447bk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/7346/dsc057458ut.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/3760/dsc041432dq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/2510/dsc041447iv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/4062/dsc041458do.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/7814/dsc041466op.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/2895/dsc041485jp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Ljubljana ring (A1, A2, H3):
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/4213/malencev16hq.jpg
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6690/aczadobrovasmall0vw.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9919/smalldsc015923un.jpg
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3342/k11zadobrova13hz.jpg
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6544/dsc01594small5gb.jpg
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/858/dsc041557om.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/2862/dsc041567on.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/954/dsc041574ff.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7248/dsc041594ms.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/9566/dsc041602nz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2182/dsc041610hv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/6887/dsc041625hz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/7461/dsc041637pc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

H4 (Razdrto - Vrtojba (Nova Gorica))
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6006/smalldsc017578bn.jpg
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/7496/dsc017580wq.jpg
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/2088/dsc01775small0xr.jpg
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/7039/dsc010962rd.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1991/dsc016204jb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/5337/dsc050107nf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5206/dsc050129iq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/61/dsc050130yp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/5004/dsc050159wz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/5751/dsc050256oz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

H5 (Škofije - Koper - Lucija) and the A1 around Koper:
http://www.delo.si/images/iman/avtocesta_otvoritev_dusangrca_2.jpg
http://www.delo.si/images/iman/avtocesta_otvoritev_dusangrca_3.jpg
http://www.delo.si/images/iman/avtocesta_otvoritev_dusangrca_8.jpg
http://www.delo.si/images/iman/cesta_20do_20mejnega_20prehoda_20_c5_a0kofije.jpg
http://www.delo.si/images/iman/cesta_20do_20mejnega_20prehoda_20_c5_a0kofije1.jpg

Phew.. Now that's a lot of pics..

Tell me Cole. How much of kilometers is yet, to be build in Croatia untill the end of Croatian highway project?


to be quite specific, Croatia has over 520km motorways yet to be built; over next 3 years. Croatia has over 1040km of motorways as of July 1st... By August 2008, Croatian motorway project should be complete, by than it is excepted over 1560km of Motorways in full use..

Than Railways come on to the agenda and Airport then after :D, lol... :jk:

Actually most airports have been done up and are being done up...

Thanks for these pretty road photos they are clear and tidy! :applause:

E-5 E-6 O-3

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6629/husnutopkapi11wo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5716/prmertere5036ca.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4157/mehmetkmehmetk15072004highways.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6268/mehmetkmehmetk15072004highways1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8135/mehmetkmehmetk15072004highways2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6324/istanbulotoyolmehmetk8hf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8894/otoyolmehmetk5eq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9417/highwaysistanbul9zk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/1157/gecee5tercumanst4oz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4434/e64wb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7820/memocanboaz0ba.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

OMG! Turkish roads are jammed with traffic, terrible :nuts::ohno:

Yes we wahe huge traffic jam here,sometimes passing from europe side to ajia side take 4 hours i have twice exprience.thats make me angry :rant:

small part of tirana - durres highway....i will try to put nicer pics soon

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/8701/aas5rc.jpg

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/9104/aaw1nz.jpg

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/2006/aba0fc.jpg

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/8369/c812kk.jpg

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/610/aax5fv.jpg

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/2372/aay0qf.jpg

I didn't know Albania uses the exact same road signs as Italy.. That's quite interesting..

I didn't know Albania uses the exact same road signs as Italy.. That's quite interesting..

lol i don't know about that...

here are some more pictures...
http://www.albabridge.com/fotografi/albumet/tr-dr/aah.sized.jpg

http://www.albabridge.com/fotografi/albumet/tr-dr/aaj.sized.jpg

http://www.albabridge.com/fotografi/albumet/tr-dr/aak.sized.jpg

highway on top
http://www.albabridge.com/fotografi/albumet/tr-dr/abb.sized.jpg

http://www.albabridge.com/fotografi/albumet/tr-dr/abi.sized.jpg

http://www.albabridge.com/fotografi/albumet/tr-dr/abj.sized.jpg

http://www.albabridge.com/fotografi/albumet/tr-dr/abk.sized.jpg

^^these are old pictures from 2003.

Some highways pics from Serbia (copyright Stevan (http://skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=3647)):


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_01.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_02.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_09.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_17.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_19.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_20.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_21.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_22.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_ns03.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_ns05.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_ns06.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_nsSTE_02.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20October%202005/04.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20October%202005/16.jpg

Polish motorways - map from 2004 :

http://www.autostrady.com/mways/autostrady_lata_realizacji_2005.jpg

All about Polish motorways :

http://www.autostrady.com/plan-en/index.html

In Poland:

photos from www.autostrady.com

http://www.autostrady.com/a6/gallery/autostrada/a6_kolbaskowo_mag_25.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a6/gallery/autostrada/a6_kolbaskowo_mag_37.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a6/gallery/autostrada/a6_kolbaskowo_mag_40.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a6/gallery/autostrada/a6_radziszewo_mag_9.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_gliwice_opole_mag_5.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_gliwice_opole_mag_6.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_gliwice_opole_mag_7.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_gliwice_opole_mag_11.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_kat_gliwice_kw_46.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_kat_gliwice_kw_27.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_gop_mag_48.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_gop_mag_50.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_gop_mag_38.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_kat_wspolna_dy_2.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_gop_mag_43.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_gop_mag_44.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_gop_mag_33.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_gop_mag_25.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_kat_batory_kw.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_kat_brzeczkowice_jn_8.jpg

http://www.autostrady.com/a4/gallery/kat/a4_kat_brzeczkowice_jn_9.jpg

Bulgaria's Trakiya Highway Ready by Mid 2009


Politics: 14 December 2005, Wednesday.

Bulgaria's Trakiya highway will be ready by the end of 2008 or by the middle of 2009, Regional Development Minister Asen Gagauzov told the Parliamentary commission on local governing and regional policy.

In the words of Gagauzov is still not clear what will happen with the concession of the highway. Bulgaria's key southern road-belt was granted on a 35-year concession to a Bulgarian-Portuguese consortium.

The MPs of the commission listened to the reports of Minister Gagauzov and the head of the executive agency "Roads" Veliko Zhelev on the condition of the local infrastructure, the development and the maintenance of the infrastructure.

For its first-class road network in the period 2007-2013 Bulgaria will receive from the European Union (EU) some EUR 850-900 M. Therefore Bulgaria has to look for additional ways of financing, Gagauzov pointed out.

The Regional Development Minister also said that additional

Unfortunatrly autostrady.com had to be finished... :(
Here you've got some Polish motorways (we haven't got many grrrrr :no: )
http://przezautaszybe.h3m.pl/galerie.html
click then A1, A2 and A4 ;)
Greets!

Bulgaria's Trakiya Highway:

Could someone explain to me where this road is situated. What cities will it be linking together.

More questions about the Bulgarian Road Programme:
Whats the current status of the following road projects?

1.(Varna) - Sumen - Veliko Tarnovo - Pleven - Saeva Dupka - (Sofia)?
2.Burgas - Sliven - Stara Zagora - (Plovdiv)
3.Varna - Burgas
4.A new road is coming from Bucuresti via Giurgiu to Ruse. Where will this end up? Linking Sofia to Bucharest?

Are there any useful links to any motor organisation in Bulgaria where one could find more detailed information regarding conditions in your country? Maps is very welcomed!!

^^ Varför intereserar du dig för EE så mycket? :D

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_01.jpg

Ouch, what happened there?

Bulgaria's Trakiya Highway:

Could someone explain to me where this road is situated. What cities will it be linking together.

More questions about the Bulgarian Road Programme:
Whats the current status of the following road projects?

1.(Varna) - Sumen - Veliko Tarnovo - Pleven - Saeva Dupka - (Sofia)?
2.Burgas - Sliven - Stara Zagora - (Plovdiv)
3.Varna - Burgas
4.A new road is coming from Bucuresti via Giurgiu to Ruse. Where will this end up? Linking Sofia to Bucharest?

Are there any useful links to any motor organisation in Bulgaria where one could find more detailed information regarding conditions in your country? Maps is very welcomed!!

Trakiya Highway is supposed to connect Sofia with Instanbul. Much of it was built years ago but a small part needs to be finished.

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/4536/highway23rz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1646/highway17hr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8048/highway8mf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5580/trakya8jf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9666/trakya24fl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This is one of Sofia's main thoroughfares which eventually turns into Trakya highway.

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/4927/sofia2yt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ Varför intereserar du dig för EE så mycket? :D

I find it very interesting watching the eastern European countries travelling from poor communist states to something what we could call western european standards.

I think its a very good time for the EE countries to build a massive and productive road network before the wages and costs building this roads will come up to western european levels. And before people begin protection every forest and local enviromental protection areas.

And when it comes to Road constructions, the entire Europe interests me!

oh ok :)

håhå, Vi har en manniska här i EE som talar svenska ,ha? :) Hur kan du det?

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/ppstevan/Diverse/infrastructure%20sava%20danube/s_01.jpg

Ouch, what happened there?

I don't know if you are informed that is the place where the border crossing between Serbia and Croatia is, and for 5 years big tanks and guns were going on this road because of the war, and that part isn't renovated since then , but now reconstruction is underway. As you see, the other lane is reconstructed and now it's time for that one ;)

håhå, Vi har en manniska här i EE som talar svenska ,ha? :) Hur kan du det?

heheh vaaaaaaa du snackar ju oxå svensk lol ? :D
heheheh well what can i say.. im a talent :D:D

Polish highways
(http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/galerie.html)

A4 in Silesia region:

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/a4/images/A%20tak%20zaczyna%20sie%20A4%20od%20strony%20Rudy%20Slaskiej.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/a4/images/A%20teraz%20jedziemy%20w%20kierunku%20Krakowa.jpg

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/a4/images/Nic%20tylko%20noga%20na%20gaz.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/a4/images/Rzut%20z%20gory.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/a4/images/Z%20Krakowa%20juz%20na%20terenie%20Katowic%20(2).JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/a4/images/y1(przed%20punktem%20poboru%20oplat).jpg

A2 from west to east:

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/2/images/HPIM8672.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/2/images/HPIM8674.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/2/images/HPIM8678.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/2/images/HPIM1593.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/2/images/HPIM1595.JPG

Freeways:

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/obwodnica/images/HPIM5182.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/obwodnica/images/HPIM4805.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/obwodnica/images/HPIM5853.JPG
near Gdansk

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/14/images/m1.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/14pnwsch/images/100_5802.JPG
near Lodz

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/8/images/HPIM7775.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/8/images/DSCN1775.JPG
Warsaw-Wroclaw

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/19/images/Lublin(droga%20nr%2019)-4.jpg

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/19/images/Lublin(droga%20nr%2019)-1.jpg
Lublin

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/50/images/IMG_0178.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/50/images/IMG_0184.JPG
Gora Kalwaria-Kolbiel

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/reda-wladek/images/HPIM4425.JPG

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/rozewie-hel/images/HPIM3767.JPG
near the Baltic Sea

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/8/images/DSCN1775.JPG

why is this so narrow? Is this the normal standard for Polish freeways and what is the difference between a highway and a freeway?

Highway Córdoba - Antequera A-45

Length: 100 km
Finished 100%: 2007

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/aquariusbcn/Infraestructura/cordobantequera.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/aquariusbcn/Infraestructura/cordobaantequera2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/aquariusbcn/Infraestructura/cordobaantequera3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/aquariusbcn/Infraestructura/cordobaantequera4.jpg

More from Croatia:

http://jugo.novinka.cz/hr/dalmacie/aktual/dalnice/obr_daln.jpg http://www.iskon.hr/2004/01/15/0142007.17.jpg http://www.scas.at/images/krka_skradin2.jpg http://www.ingra.hr/pictures/svrok07.jpg http://www.sve-mo.ba/gf/maslen13.jpg http://www.klimno.net/foto_galerija/krcki_most/krcki_most_7.jpg http://www.helios.hr/slike/most_krka.gif http://www.scas.at/images/a1zagrabsplit.jpg http://www.scas.at/images/Kalmeta_obilazak.jpg http://www.scas.at/images/krka_skradin2.jpg http://www.josipdol.hr/fotoalbum/autocesta_vin1.JPG http://lacroatie.free.fr/croatia/high/image/rijeka1.gif http://lacroatie.free.fr/croatia/high/image/rijeka2.gif

nice work, some pictures are quite small, but none the less very beautiful scenery...

i dunno difference also i dunno motorway.

highway? freeway? motorway?

http://www.moje-morze.pl/przezautaszybe/foty/8/images/DSCN1775.JPG

why is this so narrow? Is this the normal standard for Polish freeways and what is the difference between a highway and a freeway?

Autobahn, Expressway, Motorway and Freeways is very same thing, ppl tend to call same thing, in US they call it freeway or expressway, in Europe they call it AutoStrada, Autobahn, Motorway and so on... Highways are normal roads, nothing more, they are just major arteries of countries without motorways, Typical Highway is 2 lane road connection major cities or coast, no shoulder or speed lanes...

Most ppl confuse highways for motorways, they are not motorways...

Well, Mike, that may be so from your point of view. It can be very different from someone else's.

I agree with you though, but just saying..

I have som details regarding road projects in Eastern Europe: saw them in a newly published atlas here in Stockholm.

Romania:
A new motorway planned (under construction?) in Cluj-Napoca-area: parallell to national road 1: Turda - Sandulesti - Craesti - Salicea - Tauti - Floresti.

Bucuresti - Ploiesti: a new motorway.

1. for people from beginning of 3rd page: motorway is autobahn/autopista/autostrada/autovej/autopalya/autocesta/autoput/otoyul. freeway is something more like dual carriageway, mostly not that wide as motorway, or doesn't have grass in the middle, or doesn't have SOS track...

2. could someone, please, post some photos of ROMANIAN, HUNGARIAN or/and UKRAINIAN motorways?

3. please, when you post pics, write the road number, or at least section of photographed road!

x-type:

I drove close to your city in September. Zagreb - Pecs (HUN) via Bjelovar - Durdevac - Barcs (HUN). Very plain countryside. Very unlike the scenaries from the adriatic coast!!

Anyway, I like croatian roads!

1. for people from beginning of 3rd page: motorway is autobahn/autopista/autostrada/autovej/autopalya/autocesta/autoput/otoyul. freeway is something more like dual carriageway, mostly not that wide as motorway, or doesn't have grass in the middle, or doesn't have SOS track...

Nope... "Motorway" is the British term for a freeway. There's no inherent difference between the two words. A highway, on the other hand, is any long-distance road usually connecting two or more cities, as mic of Orion mentioned.

@Peter: yes, it is very different from coast. actualy, Croatia has 3 terrain types: coastline (mediteranean), moountains (between Karlovac and coastline) and typical continental (fields, forests, plains, meadows). they are quite separated, and there is no mixture of terrain types. i'm glad that you remember this area!

@AZ2SI: what is then english word for dual carriegeways (roads reserved only for motorized vehicles without intersections in the same level, but not motorways)??? most languages have a word for that!

@AZ2SI: what is then english word for dual carriegeways (roads reserved only for motorized vehicles without intersections in the same level, but not motorways)??? most languages have a word for that!

The term "highway" covers that category, although key arteries with intersections are also highways. I'm not aware of any English-language word that pertains just to what you describe. They're not freeways because, as I've mentioned, the words "freeway" and "motorway" refer to the same thing in different parts of the world.

so it is one more defect of english language. (i disagree with you that those roads could be called highways because i know what is highway and often it doesn't have any connections with motorway). i don't know do you speak croatian (or serbian or slovenian), but in those languages "highway" is "magistrala". Dual carriageways are much more similar to motorways, then to "magistralas".

so it is one more defect of english language. (i disagree with you that those roads could be called highways because i know what is highway and often it doesn't have any connections with motorway). i don't know do you speak croatian (or serbian or slovenian), but in those languages "highway" is "magistrala". Dual carriageways are much more similar to motorways, then to "magistralas".

But they are a type of "magistrala" -- i.e. a long-distance artery. I simply don't know of any word for them other than "highway" or, more specifically, "divided highway" or "limited access highway", the latter being a pretty technical term:

"Divided highways are what in Britain would be called dual carriageways, in other words roads where traffic in each direction is physically separated. The strip between the two directions is called the median (equivalent to what in Britain would be called the central reservation). Divided highways almost always have at least two lanes in each direction plus a hard shoulder. Divided highways often have on and off ramps (which would be called slip roads in Britain), in which case they are called limited access highways and are equivalent to British motorways."

Source: http://freespace.virgin.net/john.cletheroe/usa_can/driving/roads.htm

this is interesting, for me everything is Highway, as long as it has at least 2 lanes and are widely separated from the rest.
I mean most of the roads shown barely qualify to what I've seen in the US.
Obviously there's a difference between the US and Europe, and it's even greater with Eastern Europe. And I've never heard anyone call a highway a Motorway. Is this a british term?

heheh vaaaaaaa du snackar ju oxå svensk lol ? :D
heheheh well what can i say.. im a talent :D:D

Leba ti, jesi li živeo tamo?:)

this is interesting, for me everything is Highway, as long as it has at least 2 lanes and are widely separated from the rest.
I mean most of the roads shown barely qualify to what I've seen in the US.
Obviously there's a difference between the US and Europe, and it's even greater with Eastern Europe. And I've never heard anyone call a highway a Motorway. Is this a british term?
Az explained it well: highway is not neceserly 4 lane road. it can be also 2 lanes (1+1). the point is that highway is not type of road, it is just a term for some long distance road. i don't know how to eyplain it better. motorway or expressway is physical, highway is not, if you understand.

^nah, I understood what you guys meant by the distinction of both types, however I meant that I use the term Highway for the wrong reason. Basically what you call a Motorway I call it a Highway. And everything else is a road.

A4 in PL by Jaracz:

http://wil.linux.krakow.pl/~disarm/nowe/S3400033.JPG

http://wil.linux.krakow.pl/~disarm/nowe/S3400042.JPG

http://wil.linux.krakow.pl/~disarm/nowe/S3400069.JPG

http://wil.linux.krakow.pl/~disarm/nowe/S3400071.JPG

http://wil.linux.krakow.pl/~disarm/nowe/S3400120.JPG

By the way, what kind of roads do you prefer: built with concrete (whiter) oraz asphalt (darker)?

dark. what kind of toll do you have in polandm open or closed? where are toll-barierres? where is this toll at last pic?

so it is one more defect of english language. (i disagree with you that those roads could be called highways because i know what is highway and often it doesn't have any connections with motorway). i don't know do you speak croatian (or serbian or slovenian), but in those languages "highway" is "magistrala". Dual carriageways are much more similar to motorways, then to "magistralas".
Well, in Slovenian they're usually called "glavna cesta", but "magistralna cesta" (shortened "magistrala") is used as well.

Polish motorways (I prefer using this word rather than American one: "highway" – we are in very Europe, aren’t we?), motorways of Poland. Although the total length of them is only about 570 km, existed sections are well-placed: when a new, 100 km section of A-2 will be soon finished (June - August’06) the motorway will connect Poznań (population of 0.58 million) with Łódź (0.83 million); on the other hand, at the present time A-4 is nearly 400 km long and connects Wrocław (0.65 million) with Katowice in GOP (Great Upper Silesian Industrial Region, population of 3.5 million!) and Cracow (0.75 million). Beside this we have short sections of A-6 (70-years-old bypass of Stettin) and A-1 (near Łódź ). It is a good occasion to tell You that in Poland there are other types of dual-carriageways.

In Polish we have a beautiful adjective "bezkolizyjny", which could be translated into "collision-free". I means that motorway is joined by link-roads at an interchange and the object (car) is allowed to change route just by "slipping" between lines without stopping or slowing significantly. Please let me use the word I like.

1. "Autostrada" (as in Italian) is a full-standard motorway, collision-free. Junctions (slip roads and flyover intersection) and interchanges might be every 3 - 15 km. You can travel on it with a top speed of 130 km/h (80 mph), but I sometimes drive with 150-180 km/h :). It has generally two lines in each direction, but three-line are also common. Certain types of transport are banned and 'minimum speed limit' is apply (40 km/h). Emergency phones must be provided at a regular distance. The median (central reservation) with crash barriers must be 5 m wide, but on certain section it is 12 m wide (great feeling when you drive). Every traffic line is 3,75 meter wide, emergency line (also known as a hard shoulder) is 3 m wide. Motorway must have fence. Autostrada has nearly always a close system of tools.

Photos by Fairhair; E-40, A-4 built in 2000-04:
http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/a4_0072.jpg

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/a4_0092.jpg

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/a4_0169.jpg

by Fairhair, E-75, A-1 built in 1989:
http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/a1_007.jpg

by Jaracz, A-4 built in 1930s by Hitler’s man! Now being rebuild.
http://wil.linux.krakow.pl/~disarm/a4-a18/S3400075.JPG

2. "Droga ekspresowa" (S) is an expressway, collision-free. It is usually a dual-carriageway with a median of 4 m wide. But it could be also a normal very wide single-carriageway with hard shoulders and slip roads as exits. In an expressway 2x2 traffic lines are 3,5 m wide, and emergency line is 2,5 m wide. It has sharper curves than a motorway, and could have junctions and interchanges every 1,5 - 5 km. So if a motorway runs through one of polsh cities it could be named an expressway. The road is free of charge. The speed limit is 110 km/h (70 mph).

By Fairhair, S-86 in GOP:
http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/s86_11.jpg

From "Przez Auta Szybę", S-6, Tricity bypass:
http://www.przezautaszybe.h3m.pl/foty/obwodnica/images/HPIM5849.JPG

http://www.przezautaszybe.h3m.pl/foty/obwodnica/images/100_6182.JPG

http://www.przezautaszybe.h3m.pl/foty/obwodnica/images/HPIM6276.JPG

3. Droga Główna Przyśpieszona (GP) is a freeway, usually dual-carriageway with 3-4 m wide median and no emergency line. But it has always a 1 - 2 m wide hard shoulder. Traffic lights are permitted. The speed limit is 100 km/h. A typical example of the GP road is a Warsaw – Katowice freeway. I’d say it was very comfortable.

By Fairhair, E-75, DK 1 / 86 built in 1970s:

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/dk86_19.jpg

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/dk86_02.jpg

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/dk1_20.jpg

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/dk81_03.jpg

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/dk81_09.jpg

This system (A and S) works in Czech Republic as well.

One of the main problem of polsh motorway plan is that Warsaw, 2.5 million capital of Poland is in some cases passed over. The expressway bypass (like in Prague) is being projecting! It should have existed 10 years ago!

CAN YOU NOW FIND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MOTORWAY AND EXPRESSWAY?

Sorry for mistakes.
Hope u enjoyed.
Voytek on the road, Forum Polskich Wieżowców.

POLAND (Central Europe)
http://nowedrogi.pl/images/stories/nd_11_okl.jpg

Zabrze
http://www.nowedrogi.pl/html/foto/1_b.jpg

Katowice
http://www.panorama-miast.com.pl/81/assets/images/a/katowice2.jpg

@ Voytek on the Road

Super explanation :D

Do you know when Cieszyn - Bielsko Biala expressway is going to be finished ?

Nice pictures. Quite American-looking.

GREECE:

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8904/ringat1tf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/9184/air1ki.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/4019/junc3db.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/2347/sleek5rn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9249/star8cc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

If any body have picture of Bulgarian highways and tunnel on highways pleas post here

If any body have picture of Bulgarian highways and tunnel on highways pleas post here

Stefan, I had already posted some. Check out page 2 of this thread.

Great work...

Do you know how much tunnels on highway Sofia-Varna (A2?).Which the longest tunnel in Bulgaria(on highways).

Do you have some list of tunnels and viaduct on Bulgarian highways?

If anybody have picture of Bulgarian tunnel on highways post here please.

@ Voytek on the Road

Super explanation :D

Do you know when Cieszyn - Bielsko Biala expressway is going to be finished ?

September/october 2006 however one of the firms which build the expressway went bankrupt and there are some delays. However it is said that it is going to be finished by the end of 2006

Best Regards

please post maps of location highways in all europe!!!

please post maps of location highways in all europe!!!
This is a map of the European Corridor VIII Network of roads. The main route starts in Durres, Albania, goes through Macedonia and ends in Burgas, Bulgaria. Many sections have already been completed, others are under construction and on some the constructions have not started yet.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9306/corridorviiimaplarge8ma.gif

Homepage of the project: http://www.corridor8led.net/home/index.html

:)

European Corridor 5-c Bosnia & Herzegovina u/c
This corridor goes thru several countries,this is the 360km that goes thru Bosnia & Herzegovina

http://www.mkt.gov.ba/images/infeco/studija-bih.jpg


Pictures: Sarajevo region, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Corridor 5-c

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Image1312.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Image1313.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Image1315.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Image1316.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Image1317.jpg

I was in Zlatni Piasaci resort and Varna (Bulgaria) last vacations. Best holidays in my life. People, beaches, hostel, climate, vine and company, especially friends from Lublin (Poland) and everything else.

I was totalmente (completely) amazed by the standard of motorways. They were great.
The guide said that Bulgaria was going to spend a lot of money from EU (2007) on the project of building highways. Is that right?

I would like to see some pictures showing motorways in Sofia area.

I was in Zlatni Piasaci resort and Varna (Bulgaria) last vacations. Best holidays in my life. People, beaches, hostel, climate, vine and company, especially friends from Lublin (Poland) and everything else.

I was totalmente (completely) amazed by the standard of motorways. They were great.
The guide said that Bulgaria was going to spend a lot of money from EU (2007) on the project of building highways. Is that right?

I would like to see some pictures showing motorways in Sofia area.
Well Voytek I wouldn't call the standard of the motorways amaizing,but it aint that bad either.But the smaller roads are in very bad condition.The EU will fund first-2007/2012-the Trakia highway-from the Serbian border to Bourgas,Marica higway- to Istambul,and Struma-from Sofia to the border with Greece.

I was in Zlatni Piasaci resort and Varna (Bulgaria) last vacations. Best holidays in my life. People, beaches, hostel, climate, vine and company, especially friends from Lublin (Poland) and everything else.

I was totalmente (completely) amazed by the standard of motorways. They were great.
The guide said that Bulgaria was going to spend a lot of money from EU (2007) on the project of building highways. Is that right?

I would like to see some pictures showing motorways in Sofia area.

I am glad you had a great time in Zlatni Paisaci, Voytek. The highway from Varna to Zlatni is quite scenic, I might add, as it winds along the coast and you have a great view of the sea, hotels, villas.

greek highways are so american. it's not hard to get lost there. lol

Corridor 5-c, Bosnia & Herzegovina
u/c

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Image1312.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Image1313.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Image1315.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Image1316.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/skyscraper_BiH/Image1317.jpg

Leba ti, jesi li živeo tamo?:)
yep :D ti ?

I am glad you had a great time in Zlatni Paisaci, Voytek. The highway from Varna to Zlatni is quite scenic, I might add, as it winds along the coast and you have a great view of the sea, hotels, villas.
Yeah, the journey was spectacular. All those views… Although the national road Zlatni Piasaci – Varna (17 km?) is a dual-carriageway, and is a trunk road, it cannot be named "a highway" (motorway) because of its standard. I’d say the Varna’s Big Bridge (in the south of the city) was great even though it had not an emergency line. Anyway the whole section pretends and seems to be collision-free. So it’s very comfortable – the median is about 15-meters-wide. All junctions are specially-done – cars are permitted to turn back through the central reservation. There are no traffic lights. Very interesting construction.

But yesterday I thought about A-5 (correct number? Varna - Bourgas) section, which is shorter than 20 km. It is really full-standard motorway. :)

Guys, I’m gonna come back to your country soon.

[/QUOTE] But yesterday I thought about A-5 (correct number? Varna - Bourgas) section, which is shorter than 20 km. It is really full-standard motorway. :)

Guys, I’m gonna come back to your country soon.[/QUOTE]

Voytek, I believe that the distance between Varna and Bourgas is way more than 20 km. It has to be about 60. The road is a two lane road (one way each) just because the geography of the place does not allow easy construction. There are, however, plans to build the so called Black Sea highway which will connect the two cities and complete the Bulgarian highway ring. It will take some time though, as this highway is very seasonal and there are other unfinished ones (Sofia - Varna) which are more important strategically.

As to the carriageway (what a British word, Americans would die laughing if they could hear it) between Varna and Zlatni, it was build 30 years ago and passes through a densely populated area (at least in the summer) so it does not make sense to upgrade it at this point.

^^The distance between Varna and Burgas is more like 100km,and there are two sections of the A5 already built-one of 20km,and other of 15km,but the rest is likely to be build in the near future,because of the difficult terrain and lack of funding.

As to the carriageway (what a British word)
No, it's a very beautiful word! I just love it. Can u tell me American one?

I really meant the short section of existed motorway A-5, not the hole national road. In Poland all motorways (560 km + 100 km is being finished) are national roads :).

know, know OT, sorry

No, it's a very beautiful word! I just love it. Can u tell me American one?

I really meant the short section of existed motorway A-5, not the hole national road. In Poland all motorways (560 km + 100 km is being finished) are national roads :).

know, know OT, sorry

Hi Voytek, in America the word most often used is highway. It generally means a major road. The closest to what Europeans call a highway (autobahn, interstrada, itc) in America is the interstate. The interstate system of roads was built mainly in the 60s and was started by president Eisenhauer. It's all free and connects the major cities in the country. The state highways (look exactly the same as the interstates) are mostly paid. In the northeast they are called turnpikes.

God, I'm no so stupid :). I understand perfectly differences between: highways, interstates, motorways, freeways, dual-carriageways, expressways etc. I have known everything you wrote. I've got a few good maps showing American interstate system of roads. I was just asking whether you knew the American English word for "carriageway" (a part of the motorway which allows the traffic to drive in only one direction, with two or more lines; or generally the main part of the road on which vehicles move.

OK, I confess: Polish highways are not Eastern European highways. Neither American are.

It doesn't make any sense.

I’m bored at the moment. It’s cold outside, there’s a lot of snow. You might ask: what does expressways look like in winter time? Here are some picts taken by Fairhair (as always :)), showing S-1 / E-75 (Big Eastern Bypass of Upper Silesian Region). Unfortunately the hard shoulder and median are covered by mass of snow.

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/s1_013.jpg

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/s1_020.jpg

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/s1_030.jpg

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/s1_032.jpg

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/s1_040.jpg

http://konrad.berlin205.server4free.de/autostrady/s1_065.jpg

I know that most of you are in warm Balkan countries...

God, I'm no so stupid :). I understand perfectly differences between: highways, interstates, motorways, freeways, dual-carriageways, expressways etc. I have known everything you wrote. I've got a few good maps showing American interstate system of roads. I was just asking whether you knew the American English word for "carriageway" (a part of the motorway which allows the traffic to drive in only one direction, with two or more lines; or generally the main part of the road on which vehicles move.

OK, I confess: Polish highways are not Eastern European highways. Neither American are.

It doesn't make any sense.

Alright buddy, no bad feelings. Nobody even insinuated that you are stupid. Don't be so defensive.

Honestly, I am not aware of the American equivalent for carriageway.

Nobody even insinuated that you are stupid. Don't be so defensive.
OK. man, I didn’t want to upset you, I’m terribly sorry. I was just a joke with the word "stupid", just Polish habit calling someone differently.

Let’s end this OT.

some czech highways under construction

D11 (Prague-Hradec Králové-Wroclav) prolongation (2005)
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d11f2/d11f01.jpg

http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d11f2/d11f18.jpg

http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d11f2/d11f34.jpg

http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d11f2/d11f12.jpg

D8 (Prague-Dresden) prolongation (2005)
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d8f3/d8f13.jpg

http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d8f3/d8f28.jpg

http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d8f3/d8f31.jpg

Libouchec tunnel
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d8f3/d8f16.jpg

Panenská tunnel
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d8f3/d8f21.jpg

http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d8f3/d8f22.jpg

D1 (Prague-Brno-Ostrava) prolongation (opened 2005)
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d1f4/d1f15.jpg

http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d1f4/d1f01.jpg

D5 (Prague-Pilsen-Nürnberg)
R1 crossing
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d5f5/d5f01.jpg

http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d5f5/d5f52.jpg

http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d5f5/d5f53.jpg

Pilsen bypass (2005)
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d5f3/d5f12.jpg

short Valík tunnel
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d5f3/d5f19.jpg

D47 (in future Brno-Ostrava) (2005)
Klimkovice Tunnel
http://d47.xf.cz/foto/bordov09.jpg

http://d47.xf.cz/foto/kony05070303.jpg

R35-R46 crossing (finished)
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/r35f1/r35f04.jpg

R55-R35 crossing (finished)
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/r35f1/r35f09.jpg

some from the car perspective in czech rep

Mrázovka tunnel on the city circle of Prague
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/mof1/mof12.jpg

Strahov tunnel on the city circle of Prague
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/mof1/mof05.jpg

R1 (Prague big circle)-(future) R6 crossing
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/r1f3/r1f21.jpg

R1 (Prague big circle) towards airport
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/r1f3/r1f09.jpg

D5 (Nürnberg-Prague)
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d5f5/d5f24.jpg

D8 (Prague-Dresden)
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d8f1/d8f24.jpg

D1 (Prague-Brno-Ostrava)
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d1f1/d1f05.jpg

D1 near Brno
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d1f1/d1f62.jpg

D1 heading to Ostrava
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d1f1/d1f65.jpg

http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d1f1/d1f69.jpg

R35 in Moravia
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/r35f1/r35f11.jpg

http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/r35f1/r35f08.jpg

Thanks, kokpit! Beatyful views, beautyful country!!! :wave:

Bulgaria to Construct 60km Highways in 2006


Bulgarian ministers and statesmen gathered in Sofia to discuss the development of the country infrastructure. Photo by Kameliya Atanasova (Sofia News Agency)
| buy photo |
Business: 16 January 2006, Monday.

Bulgaria will introduce 60km highways in 2006, Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said at the opening of a forum on Bulgaria's infrastructure development.

Stanishev also pointed out the authorities should pay attention to the second-class roads in the country, which are of great social importance. We should not allow the financing from the Euro funds to be used for highways only, Stanishev said.

The prime minister underlined that the planned 60km are not enough, but at present that is "all we can do." If we don't speed up the reforms and the renovations Bulgaria might lose its favorable position, the prime minister also commented.

The Chief of Bulgarian Industrial Chamber Bozhidar Danev commented that Bulgaria is becoming a "slow developing province" of the European Union lacking transport communications.

Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister Rumen Ovcharov added that one of the most important decisions is the establishment of state-private companies that have to generate resources for different infrastructure projects.

^highways are nice, but I'm still waiting for that Danube 2 bridge :(
For years and years they keep us waiting :/

Wow, czechs, you are doing a great work with your highways! I wish it would be the same in Poland, too... The pictures are fantastic, and the roads as well of course.

MACEDONIAN HIGHWAYS


Two major european corridors pass through Macedonia and intersect in Skopje. The east-west Corridor 10 Varna(BG)-Sofia(BG)-Skopje(MK)-Tirana(AL)-Durres(AL)-Bari(I) and the north-south Corridor 8 Vienna(A)-Ljubljana(SLO)-Zagreb(HR)-Belgrade(SCG)-Skopje(MK)-Thessaloniki(GR)-Athens(GR). On the map you have the sections of these corridors passing through Macedonia together with the subsection of Corridor 10 (Prilep-Bitola-Igoumenitsa(GR) and the branch leading to Kosovo.
Here is a legend for the map

RED - CONSTRUCTED HIGHWAYS
GREEN - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
YELLOW - PLANNED HIGHWAYS

The map also shows the network of regular roads throughout Macedonia, which are mostely in good condition. Of course there are regular roads on the planned routes for highways as well.

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2234/mapa4jf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The ring road around Skopje is currently under construction and will be finished until 2008. The basic groung preparations on the section of the Corridor 10 missing in the southern part are currently under preparation. It is the harders part of the route, passing through a canyon and there will be loads of bridges and tunnels. Here are some pictures even though some are old.

A PLANNED JUNCTION ON THE SKOPJE RING ROAD

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4259/kuckastenkovec5hq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

CORRIDOR 10 - SECTION TETOVO-GOSTIVAR

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/1828/g15wm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

CORRIDOR 10 - SECTION KUMANOVO-SERBIAN BORDER

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/7168/k17ik.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

CORRIDOR 10 - SECTION SKOPJE-KUMANOVO

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2356/kluckahipodrum7pw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4930/patmiladinovci0yl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/5762/patmiladinovci13vs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

CORRIDOR 10 - SECTION GEVGELIJA-NEGOTINO

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/273/gevgelija1bo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/724/gevgelija14ty.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

CORRIDOR 10 - SECTION GRADSKO-NEGOTINO

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/7248/stobinegotino17tr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/861/stobinegotino22rc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/9388/stobinegotino43pj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/9688/patstobinegotino49cs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/9273/patstobinegotinocopy8tr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

CORRIDOR 8 - SECTION SKOPJE-TETOVO

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/1290/t15uc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/6160/t31jr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4835/t46qe.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/6597/t56lg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/9551/t68ec.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/5531/t79dn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Super pictures of Czech highways kokpit :okay:

I get to enjoy your roads ever 3 weeks when I drive Vienna-Warsaw
I think I even read in some polish magazine that Czechs iinvest most in Europe for road infrastructure....

Wow, czechs, you are doing a great work with your highways! I wish it would be the same in Poland, too... The pictures are fantastic, and the roads as well of course.

Yeah they seems to build so much and so fast.

Some pictures from new-build highways/roads in west and south (black sea coast) Russia.

http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/12_b.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/14_b.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/16_b.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/24_b.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/27_b.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/39_b.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/44_b.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/49_b.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/50_b.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/017.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/024.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/064.jpg
http://www.rosavtodor.ru/doc/fotogalery/057.jpg
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prague has some of the best highways ive ever seen, i always liked prague

macedonia has some nice roads too, european countries are moving ahead! lol

nice photos thnx fpr sharing. But nearely all in photos there r skoda i dislike skoda.^^ anyway gj.

Some pictures of Autobahn Kyiv-Odessa, I think it's not finished, it was a mistake to begin with but here are pics from like 2003:

http://www.mostobud.com.ua/news_img/6v9y48r843zu59xg3jme237ne3zv16x5y.jpg

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Major roads of Ukraine:

http://www.ukravtodor.gov.ua/clients/avtodor.nsf/da6c91a2e045a44cc2256c05004c2631/df889ff6f346dfd0c3256f32005037d4/Body/0.1B38?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif

In general our roads are in pretty good shape, of course between villages not so great, but from Soviet times until now, most are paved and pretty smooth.

Ouch, that exit on that Ukrainian highway looks sharp and kinda dangerous..

Looks good otherwise!

Why so many roads, duuude ? We only have one Wilno-Kounas-Memel :okay: duuude.

In this meeting of the National Council of the Roads we will discuss two important documents:
The strategy and the objectives for investments in the national road network for the period 2003-2005.
The resolution of the optimal version of a very important project of the country for the road infrastructure, that I hope will change or affect the road map of the Balkans, with the construction of the road Durres-Kukes-Morine.
The importance of this road that connects the corridors East-West and North-South is well known and is one of the concerns, the social wide preoccupations or the aspirations for economical integrating development in the whole country. For this reason I am sure that the resolution that we will take today, will find space in the social life of our country.


The rhythms of the feasibility study developed today, with the World Bank financing and the proper project make us believe that within this year may start the work for the construction of the road Milot-Rreshen, a process that deserves the support of all us. So the government is considering the possibility of including some structures, to start and accelerate the job of this part of the road. I would like us to converge in the meeting the support and the rational consideration of the developed projects that bring important impacts in the integration of the country in the region, as a proof of the consolidation of the Council itself for the duties of this institution.
This project comes in discussion after some oppositions and suggestions from local and foreign specialists. It brings in our tables one of the main priorities of the Government. The road Durres-Kukes-Morine and the construction of the airport of Kukes are priority commitment of the Government that aim through this infrastructure to create better possibilities for the integration of the national market, for the strengthening of the cooperation relations with the neighbor countries and of course with other Albanian and non-Albanian factors in a Balkans market that is being integrated, in order to grow the flow of the exchange of goods, and of people, the transit and the transactions that accompany them. So, we also aim to contribute in the Balkans integration.

We are sure that the development of this project will bring a raise to the economic and social level of people living in the north-eastern region of the country that will also become a part of the country’s infrastructure, and will also develop the tourism and the economical circulation and the resources in the area. As the shortest road that connects the Adriatic Sea with the Central Europe, this road will bring changes also in the nature and volume of the transport of goods, supporting us in the widening and modernization of the Port of Durres, as the main port in the 8th corridor.

The versions that will be presented here have attached the technical, economical and financial analysis, and rely on indexes that evaluate the priorities of each version and give us the possibility to choose the best alternative.
In the mean time, I would like your attention to present the strategy and objective for national investments in road network of the country for the period 2003-2005.
This document is integrated in the Strategy of the National Development of the Albanian Government, which has initiated and developed short and long-term policies and priorities to support it, with main objective the improvement of the development of the national road network infrastructure. The investments in this infrastructure rely in the developmental strategy and policy of the Government, coordinated with the job of experts and local and foreign specialists of international organisms that operate in the country, especially the World Bank, The Investment European Bank, the European Bank for investments and development, and agencies and banks of the European community.
The road infrastructure in Albania represents big opportunities and facilities for the country’s integration and the accommodation of the transit traffics. As far as the inter-regional cooperation is concerned, the 8th corridor represent for a great opportunity.


The Strategy of Development of the Albanian road network took into consideration mid and long term interventions that will make possible the modernization of this infrastructure in our country, normal traveling and contemporary services in it. The Albanian society is going through an important period of transformations toward the consolidation of the open economy. This social development positively pressures the market with the demand for bigger volume and variety of transportations, and this natural growth demands an adequate road infrastructure, with more investments, new and better roads.

In this evaluation, the main objective of the investment plan of the Government is the continuation of the rehabilitation of the national road network, the construction of new roads and the growth of the standards in the most important points of the infrastructure. The financing strategy and its implementation involve the completion of two roads East-West and North-South in the period 2003-2005.


In the East-West road, the national part of the 8th corridor, allow me ti bring into attention the construction of:
• The Elbasan-Librazhd segment with a length of 30.5 km, the investment value of which is 22.5 million USD. The road started in April 2003, to be finished in April 2005. Financed by BERZH, Italian cooperation and the Albanian Government.
• The Qafë Thanë – Pogradec – Korçë, total length 65 km, and investment value 76 million euro, whose construction starts during the 3 months period of the year 2005 and end in the year 2007. for this road’s financing we are negotiating with different donators, like BERZH.
The end of these roads will complete the road East-West together with the road to Kapshtica.

In the road North-South there are some segments that make the entire road:

• The segment Lezhë-Shkodër, with a total length of 33.9 km, and an investment value of 4 billiard leks. Up to now have finished the construction of the road Lezhe-Balldre, Vau i Dejes-Shkoder, with a total length of 14.5 km and an investment value of 1.35 billiard leks. In July 2004 we are committed to finish the construction of the rest of the segment Balldre-Piraj-Vau I Dejes with a length of 19.4 km and an investment value of 19.4 billiard leks, financed from the state budget.
• The segment Lushnjë-Fier, with a total length of 21 km and an investment value of 20.5 million euro, the construction of which should start within the first half of the year 2004, to end in 2006. This road is financed by the Italian cooperation and the state budget.

• The road segment Fier-Vlore, with a length of 34 km and an investment value of 38 million euro. The implementation project has started in September 2003 and will finish in September 2004. the construction of this road will start in 2005 and will finish in 2007, financed by the BEI.
• The construction of the segment Fier-Tepelenë, of a length of 82 km and a value of 65 million euro, starts in 2005 and ends in 2007, financed by Berzh and the state budget.

• The segment Tepelenë-Gjirokastër, with a total length of 23 km and investment value 20.5 million euro, starts the construction in June 2004 and ends in December 2005, financed by the European community, BEI and the Government of Albania.

• The segment Jergucat-Sarandë-Konispol, with a total length of 63.5 km and an investment value of 16.2 million euro starts the construction in 2005 and ends in 2007, for whose financing we are negotiating with different donators.
• The segment Shkodër-Hani i Hotit. It has been signed the agreement between the Albanian government and the Italian Cooperation for the financing of the feasibility and the project of this road with a length of 35 km. in this section it is included the construction of the ring road of Shkodra.
So, the construction of the road North-South will be completed by the end of 2007.
In the road Durrës-Kukës-Morinë, the optimal version of which we would like to approve today, as a part of our national strategy, it is worthy to point out the fact that it is a connection for the whole traffic of Albania, Kosovo and the entire region.
In the strategy 2003-2005, in the government evaluation, it is evaluated of a special importance the ending of the tourist and boarder road of;

• The road Vlorë-Sarandë separated in three segments:

1) The segment Vlorë-Orikum with a length of 18 km and an estimated investment value of 500 million leks. The project of this road has been done this year.
2) The segment Orikum-Ura e Palasës, with a length of 32 km, and an estimated value of 787 million leks. In the year 2001 started the construction of this road. 16 km are finished and rest of it is being constructed with state budget financing.
3) The segment Ura e Palasës-Sarandë, with a length of 74 km and 6 billiard leks investment value passes through the coastal tourist area of Palsa to Saranda.
With the financing of the budget of the state will also be done the following roads:

• Shkodër-Muriqan, 300 million leks
• Rruga e Divjakës, 130 million leks
• Rruga e Velipojës, 600 million leks
• Rruga e Semanit, 320 million leks

The construction of this roads will finish within the year 2004.
The Government of Albania has just approved the first segment of the road, with a length of 55 km and approximated investment value of 150 million euro. We believe that this important process will supply us the first European standard highway in Albania.
In the Development strategy of the Road Infrastructure, the Government will encourage, choose and present for concession other segments of the road.

At the end, allow me to appraise the modern infrastructure that we need, that we are constructing and negotiating on, for its acceleration in the market and territory that connects the region, can not be understood differently but with this rhythms and concepts and contemporary instruments.

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amazing photos from albania, thank you very much for them. I must confess, I know so less about this contry, much more stereotypes than facts! I'm very suprised, that Albania looks so great!

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Nice job Slovakia!!

Tell me somethin. Is this anti-earthquake technology? Where pilars arent connected and the bridge is only layed on them?

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That looks like a lot of work. Nice job!

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Ilike this one also.

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Post some more!!

I'm gonna try to do some photos of Slovenian highways since there is a lot of interest of highway pics. But I'm gonna concentrate on Ljubljanas ring only since its the nearest(i live in Ljubljana) and eaisiest way:yes:

OK, matjaz, here are another pictures from Slovakian highways:

There are two major routes east-west, both of them connecting Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia major cities. D1 highway is a northern route and R1 and R2 expressways form together the southern route. This year about 26 km of highways full profile is anticipated to put into the operation on D1 and about the same number of full and half profile of expressways on R1 and R2 routes and the construction tempo is speeding up.

Picture sources: www.highways.sk, www.dialnice.info, www.ndsas.sk
Picture from this D1 section /now finished/:

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D1 to Zilina construction photos: /to be finished in November/:
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Tunnel Branisko on eastern D1:

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Tunnel Horelica on D3 to Poland /half profile/:
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D3 /Zilina-Poland construction photos/:

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R1 /Bratislava-Banska Bystrica/:

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http://www.highways.sk/express/img/NBana5/NBana56.jpg

http://www.dialnice.info/album_pic.php?pic_id=156