R 6 (Kosovo)

The R 6 Motorway (Albanian: Autostrada R 6, Serbian: Autoput R 6), also commonly Autostrada Prishtinë-Han i Elezit and Autostrada Prishtinë-Shkup or Autostrada Arbën Xhaferi, is a motorway in Kosovo[lower-alpha 1] running 60 kilometres (37 mi) in the districts of Ferizaj and Pristina.[1] The motorway connects Pristina with Skopje in North Macedonia.

R6 Motorway
Arbën Xhaferi
Route information
Part of E65
Maintained by Ministria e Infrastrukturës
Length60 km (40 mi)
Major junctions
North end Pristina
South end Elez Han
Location
DistrictsPristina, Ferizaj
Major citiesFerizaj, Lipljan, Pristina
Highway system
Roads in Kosovo

The motorway is named in honour of the Albanian politician and activist from North Macedonia, Arbën Xhaferi.[2] Part of the Southeast European route 6 and European route 65, it consists of two traffic lanes and an emergency lane in each driving direction separated by a central reservation.[3][1]

Construction of the motorway started in July 2014. On 31 December 2016, the first 23 kilometers from Pristina to Babush i Muhaxherëve was opened for traffic. On 22 December 2017, a further 11 kilometers from Babush i Muhaxherëve to Ferizaj was opened for traffic. In June 2018, another section was opened for traffic from Ferizaj to Kaçanik. In May 2019, the last section of the motorway opened from Kaçanik to Elez Han.

See also

Notes
  1. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References
  1. "ROUTE 6: HIGHWAY PRISHTINA - SKOPJE" (PDF). kfos.org. 2015. pp. 29–35.
  2. Bota Sot (15 August 2018). "Kush ishte Arbën Xhaferi, rruga me emrin e të cilit po jetësohet?". botasot.info (in Albanian).
  3. "THE CORE TRANSPORT NETWORK South-East Europe Transport Observatory SEETO" (PDF). ec.europa.eu. p. 2.
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