R-9 regional road (Montenegro) explained

Country:MNE
Type:R
Route:9
Map:R-9 regional road MNE 2016.svg
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Murino
Direction B:East
Terminus B: M-9 in Bjeluha
Length Km:35.4
Length Round:1
Municipalities:Plav
Previous Type:R
Previous Route:8
Next Type:R
Next Route:10

R-9 regional road (Regionalni put R-9) (previously part of M-9 highway) is a Montenegrin roadway.[1]

It serves as an extension to R-2 regional road to connect it with Peć, Kosovo. It is notorious for being very often blocked by snow during winter.

History

The M-9 highway was officially opened for traffic in 1984.[2] It was built as part of the larger M-9 highway within the Yugoslav highway network, spanning Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia. It connected Kolašin and Andrijevica with Peć and Priština in Kosovo, and Leskovac and Pirot in Serbia.[3]

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the segment between Murino and Peć was closed during the Kosovo War in 1999. In 2010, work began on asphalting 10 kilometres of the road between Murino and Čakor, with the intention of reopening the road for vehicular traffic. An additional 12 kilometres of road was planned to be asphalted between Čakor and the Kosovar border.[4]

In January 2016, the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs published bylaw on categorisation of state roads. With new categorisation, part of previous M-9 regional road was recategorised as regional road and was given designation R-5 regional road.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pravilnik o kategorizaciji državnih puteva. Montenegrin. Regulation on categorisation of state roads . 5 January 2016 . www.sluzbenilist.me . Official Gazette of Montenegro . 18 June 2017.
  2. Book: Drumski saobraćaj u Crnoj Gori . Vehicular transport in Montenegro . Doderović . Miroslav . Ivanović . Zdravko . Fall 2012 . . Montenegrin . 24 May 2015. 484 . Put Kоlаšin – Mаtеšеvо – Аndriјеvicа, diо је magistralnog puta M-9 kојi prоlаzi krоz tеritоriјu Crnе Gоrе, Kоsоvа i Srbiје. Crnоgоrski diо оvоg puta dugаčаk је 96,72 km. Na njеmu su vršеnе brојnе rеkоnstrukciје, а kоnаčnо је dоbiо dоzvоlu za upоtrеbu 1984. gоdinе...
  3. Web site: Odluka o utvrđivanju magistralnih puteva . Decision on determining highways . 1984 . . Serbo-Croatian . 27 May 2015 . 9. put Kolašin - Andrijevica - Peć - Dolac - Priština - Leskovac - Vlasotince - Pirot[...] . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083350/http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/pdf/Odluka_o_utvrdjivanju_magistralnih_puteva_lat.pdf . 24 September 2015 .
  4. Web site: Asfalt preko Čakora . . 6 October 2010 . 27 May 2015 . Sekulović, M. . Asphalt over Čakor . Serbian.