M-25.3 (Kosovo)
M25.3 highway | |
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Albanian: Magjistrale 25.3 Serbian: Magistralni put 25.3 Serbian Cyrillic: Магистрални пут 25.3 | |
Rruga Gjilan-Ferizaj, N25.3, Joseph R. “Beau” Biden | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Ministria e Infrastruktures | |
Major junctions | |
West end | M25 in Shtime (start) |
Shtime Gjilan | |
East end | 41 in Serbia, Končulj (end) |
Location | |
Districts | Pristina, Gjilan |
Highway system | |
The M25.3 (Albanian: Nacionale 25.3, Serbian: Magistralni put 25.3) also commonly known as Rruga Gjilan-Ferizaj and N25.3 is a road which connects the western and eastern part of Kosovo. It starts from the M25 junction , passes through cities such as Shtime, Ferizaj and Gjilan, and ends at the Serbian border. The road is 79 kilometers long. [1]
Route[edit]
The M25.3 goes through flat terrain, up to Gjilan, which crosses many major junctions. Near Gjilan, it intersects with the N25.2 via a bypass road around the city, to navigate traffic. The road continues through wooded hills along the border with Serbia. [2]
History[edit]
During Yugoslavian times, the road was very unimportant, with the only need for the road was the connection with the M25 and M2 motorway.[2] Today, the road is in horrible condition, due to it not being used by people. The road was asphalted in 2017, but has many potholes and cracked asphalt. [3] In 2016, the Gjilan-Ferizaj section underwent a renaming ceremony to honor Joseph R. "Beau" Biden. [4]
The road in recent years has been renumbered to N9.1, it its unknown when this happened.[5]