Tag: bridge
Macedonia 14.07.23 | 17:59

Crisis Management Center warns about a number of unsafe bridges

Stojance Angelov, head of the Crisis Management Center, named a dozen bridges across the country which have structural issues and are not safe for traffic. Angelov said that his office is simply visiting the sites and listing visible defect, but that more serious investigations are needed. The bridges...
Macedonia 20.05.23 | 16:20

Skopje Mayor Arsovska claims that there is no serious damage on the key Vardar river bridge

Skopje Mayor Danela Arsovska insisted that there are is serious damage done to the “Belasica” bridge, which has been closed for a week after a strong fire. The bridge is closed not just for vehicles but for pedestrians as well, as some officials and experts have warned that the fire undermined...
Macedonia 04.10.21 | 21:50

The bombastically announced bridge in Aerodrom will lead to side streets

After the announcement that the bridge in continuation of the “ASNOM” boulevard in Aerodrom will be put into use next month, doubts arose where that bridge leads to, given that there is no boulevard in continuation from the side of Keramidnica. The City of Skopje clarifies that the bridge...
Macedonia 01.10.21 | 09:08

View from the right angle: The bridge that Silegov boasts about ends in houses on one side

A thousand pictures, but none from the right angle. Photos show that Petre Silegov should not mislead the public that he really connected Aerodrom and Keramidnica with a bridge, because that is not the case. Silegov published photos saying that the first vehicles will cross the Vardar River along the...
Macedonia 30.08.21 | 18:59

Mayor Silegov wants to demolish a key bridge in the western part of Skopje

Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov announced that he plans the phased demolition of the “United Nations” bridge, a key link over the Vardar river, to make way for his pet project – adding a new lane for rapid bus transit (RBT) along the city’s main Partizanska boulevard. This is the most...
Macedonia 17.03.21 | 21:24

Infrastructure win in Bitola – rotting wooden bridge gets new planks

Bitola local authorities shared a picture of their latest exploit – the reconstructed “bridge” near the Heraclea archeological site. The pictures show the run down structure made of rotting wood planks – and the new “bridge”, which is exactly the same as the old one...
Macedonia 13.01.21 | 09:25

Pedestrian bridge washed away in Karbinci

After the rains elevated water levels across Macedonia, a small pedestrian bridge over Kozjacka river in the rural Karbinci municipality was washed away. Mayor Jordan Nasev said that this is the only pedestrian bridge in the area and the citizens will temporarily have to go a kilometer longer, until...
Macedonia 04.07.19 | 10:37

Goce Delcev bridge will be partially closed over the weekend

A traffic nightmare is expected this weekend in downtown Skopje as the Goce Delcev bridge over the Vardar river will be partially closed. On Saturday, only eastbound traffic will be allowed over the bridge, while on Sunday, only the westbound vehicles will be let through. Bus lines will also be altered...
World 22.03.19 | 14:15

Russia completes construction of first-ever rail bridge to China

Russia has wrapped up construction of its first rail bridge to China, connecting the two countries across the Amur River, Russian media reported on Thursday. Construction of the 2,200-meter bridge between Nizhneleninskoye in Russia and Tongjiang city in China began in 2014, underscoring Russia’s Eastern...

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