June 10 (SeeNews) - Serbia signed a 158 million euro ($179 million) agreement for the construction of a high-speed road linking Valjevo to Milos Veliki motorway, part of European transport Corridor XI, with China's Shandong Hi-Speed Group (SDHS), the infrastructure ministry said on Wednesday.
The construction of the 18.3 km high-speed road between the towns of Iverak and Lajkovac with bridges with a total length of 2.5 km will start on June 17, the infrastructure ministry said in a statement.
During the construction works, the flow of Kolubara river will be regulated to prevent further floodings, the ministry said.
In August 2019 Serbia opened for traffic the 62.7 km motorway section between Obrenovac and Ljig, thus completing the Obrenovac-Cacak section of Milos Veliki.
Corridor XI is a ferry/motorway corridor linking Italy's Bari to Romania's Bucharest via Montenegro's Bar port and Serbia's Belgrade.
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