The Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism, and State Property has issued urban-technical conditions to Monteput for the construction of the Adriatic-Ionian Highway (A2), including the shared section with the Bar–Boljare Highway (A1/A2; Gradac interchange – Zaljevo interchange). This section will pass through multiple cadastral municipalities and the territories of Nikšić, Kotor, Cetinje, Bar, and Ulcinj.
According to the published document, the construction of the Adriatic-Ionian Highway is a priority for transversal connectivity of Montenegro with neighboring countries, serving as a transit corridor. The Adriatic-Ionian corridor runs through the central hinterland and connects to the Bar–Boljare Highway and the coastal expressway, forming an integral part of Montenegro’s transit network.
The highway is planned to facilitate international transit traffic across Montenegro. Its route is envisioned from the Bosnia and Herzegovina border near Nudo, passing through Grahovo, Čevo, and Zagora, reaching the intersection with the Bar–Boljare Highway in Dobrska Župa. From there, it continues along the shared section with the Bar–Boljare Highway to Bar and further through Ulcinj to the Albanian border at Sukobin.
The document emphasizes that this transport corridor, part of the European transport network, plays a significant role in strengthening economic and tourism links in the region.
- “The Adriatic-Ionian Highway functions as an international transit route. Through Montenegro, it is planned from the Bosnia and Herzegovina border near Nudo, via Grahovo and Čevo, to the intersection with the Bar–Boljare Highway (approximately 58 km). It then continues along the shared route with Bar–Boljare Highway from Dobrska Župa to Bar (Stari Bar) over approximately 47.5 km and onward through Ulcinj to the Albanian border at Sukobin over approximately 23.5 km,” the documentation states.
Technical specifications indicate that the primary highway route will have a speed limit of 120 km/h, while sections with more complex terrain will have a maximum speed of 100 km/h, but not lower. The highway will feature four traffic lanes of 3.75 (or 3.5) meters each, plus two emergency lanes of three meters each.
On access roads, the speed limit will be 60 km/h, and in areas with complex topography, 40 km/h, with a minimum of 40 km/h. These roads will have two lanes, each three meters wide.
The issuance of these urban-technical conditions lays the groundwork for further project documentation and implementation. According to the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism, and State Property, the document also serves as a basis for planning and alignment with Montenegro’s Spatial Plan until 2040.
