- E70 in Serbia
Infobox European road
name=E70 in Serbia
eroad=
length_km=205
starting_terminus=Batrovci ,A3 (Croatia) motorway
junction=Belgrade bypass near Dobanovci
north in New Belgrade
south in Belgrade
M24-1, Belgrade-Zrenjanin, inBorča
M24, Pančevo-Zrenjanin, in Pančevo
ending_terminus=Vatin ,Romania n border
countries=Serbia
regions=Srem ,Belgrade ,Banat
cities=Sremska Mitrovica ,Ruma ,Belgrade ,Pančevo ,Vršac The part of theEuropean route E70 inSerbia spans approximately km to mi|205. It crosses the country from east to west, starting atBatrovci border crossing withCroatia and ending withVatin border crossing withRomania . It consists of two distinct sections, loosely connected in the city ofBelgrade : the western section from Batrovci to Belgrade is a moderndual carriageway , merging withE75 in Serbia inNew Belgrade . The eastern section is a single carriageway, leading fromPančevo bridge across the Danube, through the cities ofPančevo andVršac to the Romanian border.Batrovci–Belgrade
The Batrovci–Belgrade section is part of the old Belgrade-Zagreb highway, known as
Highway "Brotherhood and Unity" in the socialist era. It is a continuation to Croatian A3 highway, whose last section, fromSlavonski Brod toLipovac was completed to four lanes in 2006. From the Lipovac–Batrovci border crossing nearŠid , it continues eastwards, along the towns ofSremska Mitrovica ,Ruma andStara Pazova . Belgrade'sNikola Tesla Airport lies on the southern side of the highway. Few kilometers on the east, the majorDobanovci interchange is located. Currently, it only branches southwards, across theOstružnica bridge towards theIbarska highway , but after completion of theBelgrade beltway it will link E70 with the northern and southern branches of E75 (Subotica–Belgrade–Niš), allowing transit traffic to bypass Belgrade. The highway enters theNew Belgrade andZemun outskirts, and merges with E75 into the "Belgrade highway" running through the city. It crosses theSava river at theGazela bridge .This section of the highway is a
toll road , with main toll stations near Batrovci and Stara Pazova (Šimanovci ). The section from Šimanovci from Belgrade is toll-free.The Belgrade-Zagreb highway was built after the World War II, by the young volunteers, and opened on
28 July 1950 , first as a single carriageway. [cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2006&mm=06&dd=28&nav_category=15|title=Na današnji dan, 28. jun|publisher=B92 |language=Serbian|date=2006-06-28] . The second carriageway from Šid to Belgrade was completed in 1987Verify source|date=October 2007.Belgrade–Vatin
E70 splits from E75 in Belgrade proper, at
Autokomanda orDušanovac interchange, continuing in northeast direction through Belgrade streets. At thePančevo bridge it crosses the Danube. Magistral road M24-1 toZrenjanin separates northwards immediately after the bridge, and E75 continues to Pančevo as a 4-lane motorway. Through the city center, or through the bypass leading through the industrial zone, the road continues towardsBanatsko Novo Selo andBanatski Karlovac toVršac . It crosses to Romania at theVatin border crossing, continuing further north towardsTimişoara .This part of the road is toll-free single carriageway. Its future upgrading to a full-profile highway is uncertain, as the Serbia's infrastructure priorities lie along the
Pan-European corridor X , and completion of the Belgrade–Požega highway (part of futureBelgrade–Bar motorway ).References
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Transport in Serbia
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