M-25.3 (Kosovo)

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M25.3 highway
Albanian: Magjistrale 25.3
Serbian: Magistralni put 25.3
Serbian Cyrillic: Магистрални пут 25.3
Rruga Gjilan-Ferizaj, N25.3, Joseph R. “Beau” Biden
The M25.3 (N25.3) runs from the west to the east of Kosovo.
Route information
Maintained by Ministria e Infrastruktures
Major junctions
West end M25 in Shtime (start)
Major intersections Shtime

Ferizaj

Ferizaj

Gjilan
East end 41 in Serbia, Končulj (end)
Location
DistrictsPristina, 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]

  1. ^ "Route of the road in Google Maps".
  2. ^ a b "www.wegenwiki.nl/N25.3_(Kosovo)".
  3. ^ "The Ferizaj-Gjilan road, asphalted 2 years ago, is being degraded".
  4. ^ "Highway in Kosovo named after Beau Biden".
  5. ^ "Road map of Kosovo" (PDF).