October 22 (SeeNews) - The breakthrough of the 1,163-metre long right pipe of the Pocitelj tunnel in Bosnia, part of European transport corridor Vc, is completed, state-owned motorways company Autoceste FBiH said.
The breakthrough of the left pipe of the tunnel, which is 1,192 metres in length is expected to take place soon, Autoceste FBiH said in a press release on Wednesday.
The tunnel is part of the 11.75-km Pocitelj-Zvirovici motorway section worth an estimated 100 million euro ($117.6 million).
China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) launched the construction of the Pocitelj - Zvirovici section in November. The subcontractor of the works on the Pocitelj tunnel is Bosnian company Euro-Asfalt.
The construction of the Pocitelj-Zvirovici section is financed by a 100 million euro loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and a 5 million euro grant by the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF).
European Corridor Vc connects the port of Ploce in Croatia with Hungarian capital Budapest via Bosnia.
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