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A1 Motorway
Autoput A1
Route information
Part of
Maintained by JP Autoceste FBiH
Length	138.6 km (86.1 mi)340 km (210 mi) planned
History	Defined: 1997 Construction started: 2001
Major junctions
From	Donji Svilaj
To	Zvirići
Location
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Major cities	Odžak Doboj (planned) Zenica Sarajevo Mostar (planned)
Highway system
Transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The A1 motorway (Bosnian: Autocesta A1, Serbian Cyrillic: Аутопут A1, romanized: Autoput A1) is a motorway in Bosnia and Herzegovina that is part of the European route E73 and, together with Croatian motorways A10 and A5, and the Hungarian M6, will provide a modern and fast road connection from Budapest to Ploče, a seaport on the Adriatic Sea. The motorway will connect the capital Sarajevo with other large cities, such as Mostar and Zenica. It will also be the main link to Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Adriatic Sea and Central Europe.

Sections

• Section 1: Sava - Doboj
  • 64 km
• Section 2: Doboj - Sarajevo south (Tarčin)
  • 150 km
• Section 3: Sarajevo south (Tarčin) - Mostar (north)
  • 58 km
• Section 4: Mostar (north) - Croatian border
  • 68 km
    • Total: 340 km

On 20 June 2013, the 5 km section between Bijača and Kravica was opened. A new border crossing with Croatia opened on June 28.

The motorway passes near the following cities:

Significance

The A1 motorway is the most important road project in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its construction is expected to enhance economic and social activities, and will connect Bosnia and Herzegovina with the major European traffic network.

Exit list

Entity	km	Exit	Name	Destination	Notes
FBiH	0.0		Svilaj border crossing	A5 / E73	Svilaj border crossing to Croatia. The road continues into Croatia as the A5 motorway towards Osijek. The northern terminus of the motorway
	1.6	1	Svilaj	M-14-1	Connection to Brod (to the west)
	3.0		Svilaj toll plaza
	6.9		Vrbovački Lipik rest area
	10.5	2	Odžak	M-14-1	Connection to Odžak
M-14-1 Odžak - Modriča M-17 Modriča - Johovac
RS	46.4	5	Johovac	Motorway Banja Luka - Doboj	Connection to Johovac and Banja Luka of January 9th
	53.1	6	Kostajnica	M-17	Connection to Doboj
M-17 Doboj - Zenica
FBiH	114.2	12	Zenica North	M-17	Connection to Zenica
	130.3	13	Zenica South	M-17	Connection to Zenica
	136.2	14	Lašva	M-5 / E661 / E761	Connection to Travnik and Vitez (to the west)
	144.6	15	Kakanj	R-445	Connection to Kakanj
	146.7		Kameni Dvorac rest area		Accessible to northbound traffic only
	147.9		TE Kakanj	R-445	Connection to Kakanj Power Station (accessible to southbound traffic only)
	161.4	16	Visoko	R-443	Connection to Visoko and Kiseljak
	163.5		Visoko rest area		Accessible to southbound traffic only
	168.6	17	Podlugovi	R-444 / R-445	Connection to Ilijaš
	179.7		Sarajevo North toll plaza
	180.3	18	Sarajevo North	M-17 / M-18	Connection to Vogošća
	185.1	19	Butila	M-5 / M-17 / M-18 / E761	Connection to Sarajevo via BC1 expressway
	189.1	20	Sarajevo West	M-5 / M-17	Connection to Hadžići (to the south)
	193		Sarajevo West toll plaza
	198.5	21	Lepenica	M-5	Connection to Kiseljak (to the north)
	201.2		Lepenica rest area
	208	22	Tarčin	M-17 / R-443	Connection to Tarčin
	215.4	23	Bradina	M-17	Connection to Bradina
M-17 Bradina - Čapljina
FBiH	318.2	30	Čapljina	M-6 / M-17	Connection to Počitelj and Čapljina (to the south)
	319.7	31	Počitelj	A 4	Planned connection to Adriatic–Ionian motorway
	321.4	Hercegovina Bridge
	328.8	32	Međugorje	M-6	Connection to Međugorje (to the north)
	334.9		Kravica rest area
	336.5		Zvirići toll plaza
	337.5	33	Zvirići	R-423	Connection to Ljubuški (to the north)
	340		Bijača border crossing	A10 / E73	Bijača border crossing to Croatia. The road continues into Croatia as the A10 motorway The southern terminus of the motorway.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access       Unopened

Environmental concerns and criticism

Since the beginning proposed route for the A1 highway on corridor Vc was under heavy criticism from environmentalists, groups and concerned citizens, as well as some factions in academic community and media, for its encroachment on many already highly endangered natural phenomena, habitats and to significant extent on specific way of human life in traditional communities in relationship with characteristic Dinaric karst milieu and its characteristic biotope, hydrogeology and topography.

This is especially emphasized in region of Herzegovina where most of Bosnia and Herzegovina's karstic topography and biodiversity is distributed. Several particular sections are of most concern: section in vicinity of Počitelj, section passing through Blagaj, and section through massif of Prenj.

For that reason another variant of the route is proposed for every of three particular problematic sections.

References

1. Gašpar, Ante; Livnjak-Borić, Narcisa; Dervišević, Tina (January 2019). "Održavanje čuva upotrebnu vrijednost" (PDF). AC Info (PDF) (in Bosnian). Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. p. 23 & 31. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
2. "Šta će BiH dobiti izgradnjom Autoputa A1?". Radio Sarajevo (in Bosnian). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
3. New kilometers to EU doors: The Bijača – Kravice sub-section opened - eKapija.BA, 6/20/2013 12:26:08 PM
4. Chairman of BiH Council of Ministers opens today border crossing Bijača Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - SarajevoTimes, 28 June 2013
5. "Environment protection and monitoring – JP Autoceste FBiH". www.jpautoceste.ba. JP Autoceste FBiH. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
6. "Autoput oko Mostara: Spor Bošnjaka, Hrvata i Srba". Al Jazeera Balkans (in Bosnian). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
7. "Građani protiv trase autoceste kroz Mostar". www.starmo.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
8. "Mještani ogorčeni: Koridor Vc uništit će najplodniju zemlju, a mijenja se i izgled rijeke Bune!". nap.ba (in Bosnian). Novinska agencija Patria. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
9. ^ Samir Huseinović (24 February 2016). "Tunel kroz "Planetu Prenj"". DW.COM (www.dw.com) (in Bosnian). Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
10. "Highway from Konjic to Mostar can go through Prenj and save 300 Million Euros - Sarajevo Times". Sarajevo Times. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
11. "Tunel Prenj i dionica Mostar sjever – Mostar jug spremni za realizaciju prema novom modelu finansiranja – JP Autoceste FBiH". www.jpautoceste.ba (in Bosnian). 16 February 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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