Budva Bypass, as part of the Adriatic-Ionian Highway (AIH), is located on the extension of one out of three TEN-T Core Corridors that intersect the Western Balkans region - Mediterranean Corridor, Route R1. The total length of the selected variant for Budva Bypass is approximately 30 km comprising a middle section (13 km) and northern and southern sections (17 km). The investment aims to improve the level of service provided by road transport infrastructure in line with the TEN-T regulatory requirements.
Following the initial support to identifying the Budva bypass as a priority investment, WBIF has provided two combined TA grants to support the preparation of the Preliminary Design for the entire bypass (30 km in total), Detailed Design and Tender Documents for the middle section (13 km), and accompanying technical documentation for the construction works in compliance with the national legislation, Lead IFI requirements, and EU standards.
This WBIF technical assistance grant approved in December 2017 in the amount of €2.5 million was subsequently followed by another grant of an additional €2.1 million for the preparation of mentioned documents.
