First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Milutin Mrkonjic and Director of the public road company Putevi Srbije Zoran Drobnjak signed Tuesday an agreement that should contribute to the improvement of safety on state roads, it was announced on the Serbian government's website.
After signing the Agreement on cooperation, which prescribes mutual rights and duties for the purpose of establishing efficient traffic management and improving safety on state roads (Corridor X), Dacic pointed to the importance of that document not only for the safety of traffic, but also for Serbia’s global safety.
The agreement envisages the installation of supporting infrastructure for cable connecting and of traffic video surveillance on motorways, which will be owned by the state.
That means that there will no longer be traffic policemen on motorways and it will be impossible to bribe them in order to avoid paying fines.
Dacic noted that the new equipment on motorways would help reduce the number of deaths in traffic accidents and facilitate the movement of ambulances and other technical services.
Serbia deserves a well-ordered road network, and it should develop a strong infrastructure and keep up with the European standards and the way of thinking, regardless of its current status on the EU path, Dacic concluded.
Presenting the achievements of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, Mrkonjic, underlined that Serbia had made a progress in terms of infrastructure and the new report by the Global Economic Forum ranked it higher than some EU members.
According to the latest report of the Global Economic Forum for 2011/2012, Serbia ranks 84th out of 142 countries in terms of its overall infrastructure.
- That is nine places up from the last year - Mrkonjic said, adding that Serbia was ranked higher than Bulgaria and Romania, as well as Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia.
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