The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, and the Ambassador of the USA, Anthony Godfrey, visited the works on the bridge over the West Morava on the Moravian Corridor from Pojat to Krusevac.
Vucic and Godfrey expressed satisfaction with the pace of work, and assessed that the highway will be extremely important for bringing new investors to Serbia.
Vucic said that he was extremely satisfied with the way work was organized during the night, as well as with the number of workers and machines, and emphasized that it would be the widest and completely digitalized highway.
“I am proud to be here tonight and to build and do everything,” he said.
He thanked, as he stated, American and Turkish friends for organizing the work “in an incredible way”. According to him, 2,700 people work there with 950 machines, in several shifts, and at night.
Vucic said that the problem was not only Covid and that there were “countless problems”. He stated that they belong to the prices of construction materials, which, as he pointed out, “jump because of the prices of energy”.
“We have problems with our quarries and wherever you turn … but these people meet all the norms, and it’s wonderful to be on the bridge over the West Morava,” he said.
He also reminded that the Moravian corridor will be 112 kilometers long and will connect half a million people.
“It will be the widest and fully digitalized highway and a real masterpiece,” said Vucic and thanked the government of Great Britain, which, as he said, supports the financing of this project.
Godfrey expressed the expectation that the works will be completed as soon as possible, as well as satisfaction that the work is going well in the conditions of the corona virus epidemic.
“Congratulations to the Government of Serbia and Bechtel and Anka for continuing to work on this important project despite great challenges, the biggest of which is the Covid pandemic,” he said.
He emphasized that “significant and wise investment in infrastructure brings the transformation of Serbia”
He pointed out that “highways that encourage trade will make Serbia remain an important factor in the Balkans and in Europe.”
“I am proud that Bechtel has decided to work in Serbia for a long time and that he will ensure that this project is completed to the highest standards and in the shortest possible time,” said the American ambassador.
He also assessed that the Moravian Corridor is important from several aspects, and included “connecting more than half a million people, not only technically but also practically”.
“The signal to foreign investors that Serbia wants a fair game and top quality products is also important, as well as that it is ready to support and realize very extensive projects,” he said.
He expressed confidence that the Moravian Corridor would “attract even more investment and cooperation with American companies”, Beta reports.
