Department for Motorways and Expressways

The Department for Motorways and Expressways is responsible, through the competent maintenance companies, for the maintenance and protection of IA category state roads – motorways, and IM category state roads – expressways. The motorways and expressways currently in operation are:

IА Category State Roads - MOTORWAYS

The total length of constructed IA category state roads – motorways currently in operation and under the jurisdiction of the Department is 1,056.002 km.

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IМ Category State Roads - MOTORWAYS

The total length of constructed IM category state roads currently in operation and under the jurisdiction of the Department is 156.605 km.

 

Reference System of the State Road Network in the Republic of Serbia (July 2026 version) link

The main objective of the Department is to undertake activities related to the management and supervision of state road maintenance works, with the aim of ensuring the continuous, uninterrupted and safe flow of traffic on the IA and IM category state roads.

The Department for Motorways and Expressways is responsible for preparing annual and monthly routine maintenance plans and annual motorway and expressway rehabilitation plans, and for ensuring the proper maintenance of motorways and expressways in accordance with the Law on Roads, applicable regulations, the approved annual business plan and the available financial resources. In carrying out its activities, the Department cooperates with other departments within the Sector and the Company, as well as with representatives of the competent ministry, inspection authorities and the Ministry of the Interior.

As part of their day-to-day duties, the Department’s employees also perform the following activities:

  • monitor the execution of works and verify/prepare the measurement and valuation of completed works relating to routine maintenance (summer and winter maintenance), emergency works, and motorway and expressway rehabilitation;
  • monitor the condition of motorway and expressway sections through the established on-call services;
  • prepare reports on the identified condition and issue instructions to contractors for the rectification of any deficiencies identified;
  • record road traffic accidents and damage to road equipment, collect the required data, prepare road traffic accident reports, and prepare claims for compensation for damage caused to roads, traffic signs and road equipment;
  • prepare financial reports on the implementation of completed works relating to routine maintenance, emergency works and rehabilitation;
  • identify activities carried out contrary to the provisions of the Law on Roads, with a view to protecting the road; collect the required data and prepare the necessary notifications and reports for submission to the competent authorities of the Ministry and the Ministry of the Interior;
  • prepare statements/opinions at the request of other Sectors and Departments within the Company, government authorities (MCTI,MI etc.), public enterprises and third parties;
  • participate in the preparation of terms of reference and other documentation in the processes of designing and constructing new motorway and expressway sections;
  • participate in the preparation of the public procurement plan and the implementation of planned and approved public procurement procedures;
  • perform activities related to obtaining construction and occupancy permits.

The maintenance of IA and IM category state roads is carried out by road maintenance teams based at 43 road maintenance depots, of which 41 are permanent and 2 temporary.

To ensure continuous monitoring of the condition of the IA and IM category state road sections, permanent on-call teams have been established at 27 road maintenance depots. Their main tasks are to monitor road conditions, secure road traffic accident sites, restore traffic following disruptions, and carry out minor interventions on roads and traffic signs and equipment. The locations and contact telephone numbers of the on-call services are available at the link below.

With the aim of improving routine maintenance activities, monitoring the quality of completed works and enhancing road safety, the Department’s employees have prepared the following technical guidelines:

For the purpose of traffic management on IA and IM category state roads within work zones during maintenance activities, a traffic management and traffic signage design has been prepared for marking maintenance work zones on state roads, including standard traffic management layouts.

There are currently 88 parking areas in operation on IA and IM category state roads, of which 13 are SOS facilities and 8 are designated for use by maintenance services. The parking areas provide parking spaces for passenger vehicles, persons with disabilities, buses and heavy goods vehicles. All parking areas are equipped with seating facilities and portable toilets. In total, the parking areas provide 980 spaces for passenger vehicles, 37 spaces for persons with disabilities, 106 spaces for buses and 528 spaces for heavy goods vehicles.

In addition to the parking areas under the jurisdiction of “Putevi Srbije“, there are currently 75 motor vehicle fuel stations in operation on IA and IM category state roads.

“Putevi Srbije“, through its Sector for Toll Collection, collects fees for the use of motorways (tolls). Since 1 December 2019, toll collection on all sections has been operated under a closed toll collection system.

The total length of IA category state roads – motorways subject to toll collection is 938.13 km. Tolls are collected through an automated toll collection system comprising 77 toll stations.

Further information on the locations of toll stations, toll rates and methods of toll payment is available via the link below

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