North Macedonia has signed a €1.3 billion deal with US-Turkish joint venture Bechtel-Enka for construction of four sections of the European Corridors VIII and X. Bechtel and Enka have had a successful joint venture partnership for several projects in the Balkans over several years. Previous works carried out by the two contractors together include highways in Kosovo and Albania.
Corridor VIII is an east-west route connecting Albania’s Adriatic port of Durres to the Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Varna via North Macedonia. Corridor X runs from Austria’s Salzburg in the north to Greece’s Thessaloniki in the south.
North Macedonia recently sent out an Invitation for Expressions of Interest for Construction Supervision For Road Corridor VIII Kichevo-Bukojchani section.
In January, the state highways agency signed a €9.7 million contract with the Macedonian construction company Granit for work on the A4 motorway which connects the capital Skopje to the border with Kosovo. Work includes widening of an existing road from the Kosovo border to the village of Blace village and construction of a part of the A4 motorway to connect the village with another local road.
Road construction business Granit, based in Skopje, was a state-owned company until it was privatised in 1996. The company owns several concrete and asphalt plants as well as stone quarries.
