A1 motorway (Serbia)

The A1 motorway (Serbian: Аутопут А1, romanized: Autoput A1) is a motorway in Serbia and at 588 kilometers (365 mi) it is the longest motorway in Serbia. It crosses the country from north to south, starting at the Horgoš border crossing with Hungary and ending at the Preševo border crossing with North Macedonia. As a part of the European route E75 and Pan-European corridor X, connecting 4 of 5 largest Serbian cities (Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and Subotica), it is the most vital part of the Serbian road network.

Autoput A 1
Serbian: Autoput A1 Serbian Cyrillic: Аутопут А1
Route information
Part of E75
Maintained by JP "Putevi Srbije"
Length	588 km (365 mi)
Major junctions
From	M5 E75 at Horgoš border crossing
Major intersections	11 at Subotica 12 at Novi Sad A3 E70 at Dobanovci A2 E763 at Surčin jug 14 and 33 at Požarevac 24 at Batočina A5 E761 at Pojate A4 E80 at Trupale 39 at Leskovac
To	A-1 E75 at Preševo border crossing
Location
Country	Serbia
Major cities	Subotica, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Smederevo, Jagodina, Niš, Leskovac, Vranje
Highway system
Roads in Serbia Motorways
← A5 → A2

Route

Northern section

The northern section (Hungarian border – Subotica – Novi Sad – Belgrade) is 172 km long and was built between 1971 and 2013.

The first subsection of this section to be opened is the Belgrade (Batajnica) – Novi Sad stretch. It was built between 1971 and 1975, but only a single carriageway was constructed at the time. It is 56.3 km long, and it includes the Beška Bridge (2,205 m) on the Danube river, which is the longest bridge on the Serbian road network. The next to open was the section between Novi Sad and Feketić, in 1986, 44.7 km long. Again, only one carriageway was constructed. Due to the breakup of Yugoslavia and the UN sanctions, motorway construction temporarily came to a halt. The next section to open was Feketić – Horgoš (border with Hungary), 71 km long. It was opened in 1997, and once again only the one (right) carriageway was constructed. After the right carriageway of the highway was complete, the construction of the left carriageway could start. The left carriageway between Batajnica and Beška was completed in 2004, and at this stage there was 32.2 km of a full-profile motorway. Construction continued, and the 19.1 km section from Beška to Novi Sad was completed in 2006. The next two sections were Novi Sad – Sirig and Žednik – Bikovo, both of them 10 km long; they opened in 2009. The first 5.5 km of the Novi Sad bypass were completed in 2010. In 2011 most of the motorway was upgraded to full-profile, with the completion of the 93 km sections Bikovo – Horgoš (border with Hungary), Sirig – Žednik and the twin Beška bridge. Finally, the remaining 2.5 km of the Novi Sad bypass were completed, which marked the end of construction of the northern section of the A1 motorway.

The motorway enters Serbia in Bačka and passes by Subotica, Bačka Topola, Vrbas, Novi Sad, crosses the Danube and enters Srem, passes by Inđija and Stara Pazova and arrives to Batajnica, a suburb of Belgrade, where the Belgrade bypass. begins. This part of the A1 motorway passes through Vojvodina, which is part of the Pannonian Basin. This is very flat terrain and the motorway is surrounded by fields. In the Novi Sad area, the motorway features local-express lanes, in order to avoid congestion in both directions.

Belgrade city motorway

The Belgrade city motorway (Serbian: Аутопут кроз Београд / Autoput kroz Beograd) is a 29 km long urban highway, which connects the A3 motorway and the A1 motorway, passing by the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Zemun, Novi Beograd, Voždovac and ending at Bubanj Potok. It was constructed in the 1970s and, until the completion of the Belgrade bypass, it is the only motorway connection between the northern and southern parts of the A1 motorway. After the completion of the Belgrade bypass this motorway will turn into the city's main urban thoroughfare.

Belgrade bypass

Main article: Belgrade bypass

Part of A1 motroway is Belgrade bypass, from Batajnica to Bubanj Potok and it is 47.3 km long. Part from Batajnica to tunnel "Straževica" is completed and it is a full-profile motorway. Part from tunnel "Straževica" to Bubanj Potok interchange (sector 6) is 9.6km long and under construction. It is expected to be completed by June 2023.^[1]

Central section

Central section (Belgrade–Niš) is 210 km-long and is completed in 1985.

First section of this part of A1 motorway was opened in 1977, and it was 28.1 km long section Beograd (Bubanj Potok) – Umčari, which was opened with another 12.5 kilometers of motorway through Belgrade from Mostar interchange to Bubanj Potok. Next year 79.3 kilometers from Umčari to Batočina were opened. Motorway was simultaneously constructed from Belgrade and from Niš, so in 1980 21.2 kilometers between Pojate and Deligrad were opened. In 1982 sections Batočina – Ćuprija and Deligrad – Niš were opened, and there was in total 189 kilometers between Belgrade and Niš. Last section was opened in 1985 and it was last 21 km between Ćuprija and Pojate.

Motorway goes through hilly terrain southern of Belgrade and then, near Smederevo enters the valley of Great Morava and later South Morava, passes by Jagodina, Ćuprija, Paraćin and Aleksinac and enters a basin near of Niš. Few km southwards Trupale interchange with A4 motorway which goes north of Niš, then passes Pirot, and goes to border with Bulgaria, while A1 motorway goes south by Južna Morava river.

Southern section

Southern section (Niš–Leskovac–Vranje–North Macedonia border) is 154 km long. Construction of southern section started in 1992 and has only been completed and opened for traffic in 2019.^[2][3] First section of this part of A1 motorway was opened in 1992, and it was 13 km long section Niš – Batušinac. In 1997 year 23 kilometers from Batušinci to Pečenjevce were opened. Motorway construction continued in 2003 with the 23 km long subsection between Pečenjevce and Grabovnica which was completed in 2005. Next subsection to be opened to traffic was 21 km-long Levosoje – border with North Macedonia in 2013. New momentum came in 2014 when construction started on last remaining subsections (5.6 km-long Grabovnica – Grdelica, 26.1 km-long Grdelica – Vladičin Han, 26.3 km-long Vladičin Han – Donji Neradovac, 8 km-long Donji Neradovac – Srpska Kuća, and 8 km-long Srpska Kuća – Levosoje) and was in simultaneous construction from until 2019 when it was completed and this last remaining part of A1 motorway was opened to traffic.

Motorway passes through valley of South Morava, passes west of Niš, by Merošina and Leskovac, and through very difficult terrain of Grdelica Gorge. On this part of motorway through the Grdelica Gorge there are 33 bridges, of which Vrla bridge is longest (around 650 meters long and around 60 high), and two tunnels: "Predejane" (1,000 m) and "Manajle" (1,818 m) which is the longest tunnel in Serbia. Near Vladičin Han motorway leaves Grdelica gorge and passes by Vranje. Few kilometers south of Preševo motorway ends at Preševo border crossing with North Macedonia.

List of exits

Nr		km	Name	Route	Places	Note
1		4	Horgoš	13	Horgoš, Kanjiža, Novi Kneževac
2		17	Subotica north	100	Palić, Subotica
3		23	Subotica east	300	Subotica
4		27	Subotica south	11	Subotica, Kelebija, Hungary
5		38	Čantavir	303	Čantavir, Novi Žednik, Tornjoš	This is first exit on tolled part of A1 highway.
6		50	Bačka Topola	105	Bačka Topola
7		60	Mali Iđoš		Mali Iđoš	Construction of this exit is planned.
8		71	Feketić	100	Feketić, Mali Iđoš
9		81	Vrbas	15	Vrbas, Srbobran, Kula
10		94	Sirig	112	Sirig, Zmajevo, Temerin
11		110	Novi Sad north		Novi Sad
12		112	Novi Sad center	100   102	Novi Sad, Temerin, Bački Jarak
13		114	Novi Sad east	12	Novi Sad, Žabalj, Zrenjanin
14		119	Novi Sad south	21	Irig, Ruma, Šabac, Loznica, Bijeljina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	Road 21 is a single carriageway road and does not have an exit on A1, but it is planned to be upgraded to a motorway with an interchanfe with the A1.
15		130	Kovilj	114	Kovilj, Šajkaš, Titel
16		143	Beška		Beška, Krčedin, Sremski Karlovci
17		147	Maradik	125	Inđija, Sremski Karlovci	From this exit it is only possible to enter the motorway towards Belgrade and exit the motorway from Belgrade.
18		152	Inđija	126	Inđija, Ruma	This is last exit on tolled part of A1 highway.
19		162	Stara Pazova	127	Stara Pazova, Stari Banovci,
20		165	Nova Pazova		Nova Pazova, Stari Banovci
21		169	Novi Banovci	319	Novi Banovci, Batajnica
22		175	Batajnica	100	Batajnica, Zemun, New Belgrade, Borča	It is not possible to access Batajnica directly from this exit until the construction of Batajnica boulevard is completed.
23		183	Dobanovci	A3 / E70	Zagreb (Croatia), Bijeljina (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Šid, Sremska Mitrovica, Šabac, Loznica
24		187	Surčin	319	Surčin, Dobanovci, Jakovo, Novi Beograd
24.1		191	Surčin south	A2 / E763	New Belgrade, Obrenovac, Valjevo, Čačak	It is not possible to get to Novi Beograd from this exit until the construction Surčin – Novi Beograd motorway is completed.
25		197	Ostružnica	26	Ostružnica, Obrenovac, Čukarica
26		206	Orlovača	22	Čukarica, Lazarevac, Barajevo	This interchange is under reconstruction.
27		212	Avala	154	Beli Potok, Voždovac, Sopot	This exit is under construction.
28		217	Bubanj Potok	A3 / E70	Belgrade, Pančevo, Vršac	This interchange is under construction.
29		219	Tranšped		Zuce
30		224	Vrčin	347	Vrčin, Grocka
31		238	Mali Požarevac	25	Sopot, Mladenovac	This is first exit on tolled part of A1.
32		245	Umčari	351	Umčari, Grocka
33		251	Vodanj	155	Vodanj, Smederevo, Mladenovac
34		257	Kolari	352	Kolari, Smederevo, Smederevska Palanka
35		263	Smederevo	153   14	Smederevo, Kovin, Pančevo
36		264	Požarevac	33   14	Požarevac, Kostolac, Veliko Gradište, Majdanpek
37		293	Velika Plana	147   158	Velika Plana, Smederevska Palanka, Mladenovac, Petrovac na Mlavi
38		305	Markovac	27	Markovac, Svilajnac, Rača, Topola
39		311	Lapovo		Lapovo
40		315	Batočina	24	Batočina, Kragujevac, Kraljevo
41		337	Jagodina	184	Jagodina
42		349	Ćuprija	160	Ćuprija, Resavica, Despotovac
43		360	Paraćin	36	Paraćin, Boljevac, Zaječar
44		372	Pojate	23 / E761	Pojate, Ćićevac Kruševac	It is planned for this exit to be upgraded to interchange with    A5 / E761 when it is constructed.
45		385	Ražanj	158	Ražanj
46		405	Aleksinački Rudnici	158	Aleksinački Rudnik, Aleksinac
47		410	Aleksinac	158   217	Aleksinac, Sokobanja
48		432	Trupale	A4 / E80	Niš, Niška Banja, Pirot, Dimitrovgrad, Sofia (Bulgaria)
49		435	Niš south	158	Niš
50		441	Merošina	35	Merošina, Prokuplje, Kuršumlija, Brus, Priština	It is planned for this exit to be upgraded to interchange with Niš – Priština motorway when it is constructed.
51		451	Doljevac	158   216	Doljevac, Prokuplje
52		457	Brestovac	225	Brestovac, Gadžin Han, Bojnik
53		465	Leskovac center	258	Leskovac
54		481	Leskovac south	39	Leskovac, Vlasotince, Pirot
55		492	Grdelica	258	Grdelica
56		502	Predejane	258	Predejane
57		516	Vladičin Han	40	Vladičin Han, Surdulica
58		539	Vranje	258	Vranje, Vranjska Banja
59		553	Bujanovac north	258	Bujanovac
60		556	Bujanovac south	258	Bujanovac, Ranilug, Gnjilane	This is the last exit on tolled part of A1 motorway.
61		578	Preševo	40	Preševo, Gnjilane

Toll

The A1 is by and large a toll road, as are all motorways in Serbia.^[4] The toll is collected at entry and exit toll stations based on the distance travelled and the category of the vehicle.^[5] The toll sections are Subotica – Stara Pazova, Belgrade (Vrčin) – Preševo, while the Belgrade bypass section and short stretches immediately adjoining it are toll-free.

Gallery

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  A1 near Inđija

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  A1 near Ražanj

See also

• National Road (M)1

References

1. "Vesić: Ove godine se završava izgradnja šest deonica na auto-putevima".
2. "ПРОЈЕКАТ ЈУГ". koridorisrbije.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
3. "Autoput kroz Grdelicu – simbol savladavanja prepreka". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
4. "Road toll". Public enterprise Roads of Serbia. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
5. "Vehicle Categorization/Toll Pricelist". Public enterprise Roads of Serbia. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

Sources

• Sić, Miroslav (June 1990). "Problematika razvoja autocesta u Hrvatskoj i Jugoslaviji na pragu 90. godina" [Development of Motorways in Croatia and Yugoslavia on the Threshold of the Nineties] (PDF). Geografski glasnik (in Serbo-Croatian). 52 (1): 13–29. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
• Putevi Srbije P.E.
• Koridori Srbije P.E.

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