A1 motorway (North Macedonia)

A1
Route information
Part of E75
Length	173 km (107 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Kumanovo, Serbian border
South end	Gevgelija, Greek border
Location
Country	North Macedonia
Major cities	Kumanovo, Skopje, Veles, Gevgelija
Highway system
Transport in North Macedonia

The A1 motorway (Macedonian: автопат A1) is a motorway in North Macedonia forming part of the E75. It spans 173 kilometers (107 mi) as a four-lane, tolled, controlled-access highway. It crosses the country from north to south, starting at the border with Serbia near Kumanovo and ending at the Evzoni-Bogorodica border crossing with Greece near Gevgelija. As a part of the Pan-European corridor X (along with the E70), connecting to North Macedonia's biggest cities, it is one of the vital highways for Macedonian infrastructure, and significant works are currently undergoing for its reconstruction and enhancement.

Route

The motorway begins right after the North Macedonia–Serbia border checkpoint and it continues as a first class motorway for approximately 40 km, when it reaches the Skopje Airport and the interchange with the A2. Nevertheless, in the 30-kilometer (19 mi) part between Skopje Airport and Veles, the motorway splits, creating a gradual distance of several kilometers. The northbound route is the postulated motorway route whilst the slightly longer southbound route, with dangerous bends, is the old road and is being used as a freeway as it is only one-way. Currently, enhancement works are being undertaken in this part. Also, the 33-kilometer (21 mi) Smokvica–Demir Kapija section was finished in 2018, thus providing a highway between the Serbian and Greek borders.

Pictures

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  A1/A2 interchange
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  A1 near Stobi
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  A1 north-west Skopje (Skopje bypass)
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  Demir Kapija-Smokvica highway construction
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  Signpost with former motorway name
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  Highway section Veles - Demir Kapija
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  Highway section Negotino-Demir Kapija
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  Skopje-Veles highway section (near Katlanovo)
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  The highway near (regional road 1102), the road to the village Klisura, and the Vardar
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  The highway over Vardar at Demir Kapija near Klisura

References