September 19 (SeeNews) - Bosnia's Sarajevo Canton said on Monday it has selected a consortium comprising Turkish civil engineering companies Yapi Merkezi Insaat ve Sanayi and Yapiray Demiryolu Insaat Sistemleri Sanayi ve Ticaret to build the tram tracks which will connect the Bosnian capital's western suburbs of Ilidza and Hrasnica.
The project worth 20 million euro ($19.98 million) involves the construction of 13 km of tram tracks and 20 tram stations, the government of Sarajevo Canton said in a statement.
The cantonal government is financing the project with loans from the EBRD, according to a statement it issued earlier.
The canton launched the tender for the construction of the tram tracks in March.
The Sarajevo Canton is one of ten cantons making up the Federation, one of two autonomous entities that form Bosnia and Herzegovina. The other entity is the Serb Republic.
($ = 1.00071 euro)