PE „Roads of Serbia “informs the public that starting today, 01.11.2023., Winter Service according to the Plan for Winter Maintenace of state roads of I and II category in the Republic of Serbia, is beginning.
The road network Winter Maintenance Plan includes special works, activities and measures necessary to ensure road passability and traffic safety in winter conditions.
The Plan for Winter Maintenance of state roads of I and II category is implemented from November 1, 2023 until March 1, 2024 and is a binding framework for the formation of plans of all companies that deal with road maintenance.
22 companies for roads and two companies that provide service activities ("Srbijaput" - Belgrade and "Vojvodinaput" - Novi Sad) are engaged in the maintenance of the complete network of national roads of the Republic of Serbia
The system of notifying and informing the media and all interested parties about the condition of the roads during the winter period is organized as follows.
The headquarters of the Winter Service, based on the reports from the field, which it receives from the points of the road companies, forms a unique "Winter Service Report" which it submits to the director and executive director of the Sector for the maintenance of state roads of I and II category and publishes it on the Internet presentation of the Company.
Informational Center of PE „Roads of Serbia“ forwards the Report to the line Ministry, the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia – Sector for Emergency situations and the media.
The consolidated Report of the Winter Service on the condition of the roads is published twice a day, and more often if necessary.
The Department of Public Relations continuously monitors all reports from the field and the reports of the Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia and, if necessary, sends announcements and notices to the media and public appeals.
SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF INFORMATION FLOW
The main priority of PE "Roads of Serbia" in the winter period is the maintenance of national roads of I and II category, which is carried out from road bases and maintenance points, of which there are 172 in total.
The presence of machinery and personnel in road bases on highways is continuous 24 hours a day.
Maintenance is carried out according to the following priorities:
- First priority, a total of 5,980.392 km - The road is cleaned and sprayed with clean salt and must be cleaned within 4 hours after the end of precipitation or weather event,
- Second priority, a total of 4,393.915 km - The road is cleaned and sprayed only with grit or slag and must be cleaned within 6 hours after the end of precipitation, i.e. weather event,
- Third priority, a total of 4,577.311 km - The snow is only removed from the roadway making it passable, but only after the cleaning of the I and II priority roads and the roadway must be cleaned within 8 hours after the end of precipitation, i.e. the weather event.
According to the Winter Service Plan for 2023/2024. available is:
- 791 road vehicles and trucks
- 340 machines
- 2270 workers in one shift, of which:
- 965 road workers
- 174 technicians
- 340 machinists
- 791 drivers.
Machines can be engaged to a higher extent in cases of natural disasters and depending on the level of their strength.
Salt with reserves is provided in the total amount of 87,000 tons, with 1,480 tons of cold asphalt mixture for the remedy of potholes and sufficient quantity of crushed stone aggregate, over 100,000 tons.
Special attention is paid to the following locations during the organization of maintenance of I and II category state roads in winter conditions:
а) “Gazela” bridge, crest Bubanj Potok, Begaljičko Brdo and crest “Mečka” on the motorway;
b) crest Čestobrodica on the road Paraćin - Zaječar (600 m above sea level);
c) ascents Rušanj and Rudnik on the Ibar Highway;
d) crest Zlatibor, (1000 m above sea level);
e) crest Popadija (Majdanpek - Negotin);
f) crest Tresibaba (Knjaževac - Niš);
g) crest Svetinja (Topola - Kragujevac);
h) crests on Fruška Gora (Iriški Venac, Banstol),
i) wider areas of Tara, Crna Trava and Sjenica,
j) bridge at Beška on road Belgrade – Novi Sad,
k) crest Jaram on road Brzeće - Kopaonik,
l) bridge over the Sava, bypass Dobanovci - Ostružnica
m) zone of bridge Prijevorac on reconstructed section IB23, between Borova Glava and Kokin Brod,
n) Belgrade Bypass from Sector-3 (river Sava ) to the end of Sector-5 ( Straževica ) and Ringroad,
o) new bridge Batajnica with ramps, at the interchange Batajnica.
PE “Roads of Serbia” cooperates with the Republic of Serbia Ministry of Interior – Traffic Police Department, Sector for Emergency Management, and regularly informs them on road conditions, accepts suggestions and makes joint decisions regarding traffic closures on critical sections.
PE “Roads of Serbia“ appeals to all road users to obey the regulations and not participate in road traffic without winter equipment, especially not on critical sections, to observe speed limits, take more care of others and demonstrate the necessary solidarity on the road.
On the home page of the website of PE "Roads of Serbia" (link) you can download the Winter Service Plan 2023/2024, a short and detailed Winter Service Report on a daily basis, a Map of the condition of roads in the winter period, a Map state roads by priority, as well as the Presentation of the Winter Maintenance Plan for state roads of the first and second order in the Republic of Serbia.
