Serbia signed with French company Egis an agreement for the preparation of a feasibility study for the first phase of a 6 billion euro ($6.8 billion) project for the construction of a metro network in the capital Belgrade, the infrastructure ministry said on Tuesday.
The contract will be financed through a 8.3 million euro donation from the French government in support of the construction of Belgrade’s metro network, the infrastructure ministry said in a statement.
The feasibility study will be ready in a year and a half, when the construction of the 60 km metro network with 60 stations will begin, infrastructure minister Zorana Mihajlovic said after the contract signing ceremony.
The feasibility study, conceptual design and environmental impact assessment of the project will be executed by Egis, Mihajlovic said in May.
According to the preliminary design of the project, the Belgrade metro network will consist of two lines – of 22 km and 19.8 km in length, respectively – and will also integrate four urban railway lines.
