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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 parts of Kosovo. It starts from the M25 junction, passes through cities including as Shtime, Ferizaj and Gjilan, and ends at the Serbian border. The road is 79 kilometers long.[1]

Route

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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, in order to navigate traffic. The road continues through wooded hills along the border with Serbia.[2]

History

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During Yugoslavian times, the road was considered unimportant, and it was primarily used for its connections with the M25 and M2 motorways.[2] As of 2019, the road was in poor condition due to disuse. The road was asphalted in 2017, but quickly developed issues with potholes and cracked asphalt.[3] In 2016, the Gjilan-Ferizaj section underwent a renaming ceremony to honor Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, and is now known as the Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III roadway.[4]

The road in recent years has been renumbered to N9.1. It its unknown when this change was made.[5]

References

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  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).