The commissioning of the new section of the Pakovraće-Požega highway, which is part of the strategically important highway E-763 (Corridor 11) and the newly built tunnels "Laz" and "Munjino brdo" raised a number of questions from the professional and civil public, which was the reason for the organization of a meeting by the Serbian Chamber of Engineers in Belgrade, on July 21, 2025, between representatives of the Serbian Chamber of Engineers and the PE"Roads of Serbia".
The representatives of the Serbian Chamber of Engineers at the meeting were: Veljko Bojović, president of the Board of Directors and the person who temporarily represents the Serbian Chamber of Engineers, assistant. Dr. Goran Jeftenić, Vice President of the Board of Directors, Dragan Živković, President of the Assembly, Davor Žderić, Vice President of the Assembly; members of the Board of Directors: Žana Davidović, President of the Executive Board of the Home Section of Architects, Gordana Tatalović, President of the Executive Board of the Home Section of Electrical Engineers, Dr. Marina Pešić, President of the Executive Board of the Home Section of Engineers of Other Technical Professions, Dr. Nebojša Stefanović, President of the Executive Board of the Home Section of Spatial Planners, v. prof. Dr. Ivan Ignjatović, Danijela Miščević, Aleksandar Milosavljević, Milica Negić; members of the Supervisory Board: Predrag Matović, president and members Ivana Magdelinić and Milorad Miladinović.
Representatives of PE "Roads of Serbia" at the meeting were: Miodrag Poledica, assistant director; Zoran Pešović, executive director of the Sector for management and information systems in traffic; Ivan Terzić, assistant executive director of the Sector for management and information systems in traffic; Filip Kojić, head of the project; Vladimir Petrović, head of supervision; Shou Jicheng, representative of the main contractor of China Communications Construction Company Ltd. Belgrade Branch and Marina Nikolić, translator.
The meeting took place in an extremely constructive atmosphere where the technical aspects of the project were discussed, as well as engineering challenges on the route that passes through demanding geological and topographical conditions, the occurrence of landslides, as well as the construction of a large number of bridges and the longest 2 tunnels in the Republic of Serbia.
The representatives of PE "Roads of Serbia" presented all the facts, the circumstances of the construction, the commissioning of the tunnel, information about the construction of the further highway route.
They familiarized the attendees with the legal framework, engineering aspects of tunnel construction and maintenance.
Professional, open and dynamic discussions were held on current safety issues in tunnels, technical acceptance procedures and conditions for safely putting facilities into trial operation.
All participants in the construction provided professional assurances that the section was executed in accordance with the highest standards of the profession, valid project documentation and that the trial work is carried out in compliance with all valid regulations, which was confirmed by the signatures of more than 50 engineers of all professions with valid licenses of the Serbian Chamber of Engineers.
The representatives of the Chamber of Engineers of Serbia once again emphasized the necessity that the Chamber must contribute to the transparency and improvement of the entire system with its professional knowledge and resources and that all organs and bodies of the Chamber are at the disposal of decision-makers, the relevant Ministry, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, but also all socio-political actors, who should use the institutional capacity of the Chamber and the knowledge of engineers and members of the Chamber in their work.
Such cooperation contributes not only to greater professional and general public trust, but also to the improvement of safety and efficiency in all segments of infrastructure construction and maintenance.
The participants assessed that such meetings represent an important platform for dialogue between the profession and the holders of infrastructure projects, and that above all they contribute to a better understanding of professional topics.
Mutual cooperation continues on all infrastructure projects under the jurisdiction of PE "Roads of Serbia", regular visits by representatives of the Chamber of Engineers to construction sites, tunnel operation centers, etc.
The safety of citizens and the public interest must be above any individual or institutional interest, with professional consultation, all in order to avoid media and other interpretations of important state projects, the participants of the meeting concluded.
