The Počitelj – Zvirovići subsection is part of the Počitelj – Bijača section.
The contract for the construction of the Počitelj – Zvirovići subsection was signed on 20 June 2019.
The contractor for Lot 1 (the Počitelj interchange – the beginning of the Počitelj bridge and the end of the Počitelj bridge – the Zvirovići interchange) is China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (China) and the contract value is EUR 56,522,840.50 excluding VAT.
The contractor for Lot 2 (Počitelj Bridge) is a consortium consisting of Azvirt Limited Liability Company (Azerbaijan), Sinohydro Corporation Limited (China) and Powerchina Roadbridge Group Co. Ltd. (China), and the total value of the construction works for the Počitelj Bridge is EUR 28,114,889.53 excluding VAT.
Construction supervision is carried out by IRD Engineering S.R.L. (Italy).
The construction of the Počitelj – Zvirovići subsection is financed by funds secured under a loan agreement concluded with the European Investment Bank (EIB).
The Počitelj – Zvirovići subsection is 11.75 km long, and the most significant structure on the subsection is the Počitelj Bridge with a total length of 945 meters and a maximum height of 100 meters, the construction of which will connect the two banks of the Neretva River. In addition to the bridge, an interchange will also be built together with a toll road station and access roads to the Buna – Domanovići regional road and the M-17 main road, three viaducts, a tunnel and an open route.
The predicted deadline for construction of Lot 1 is 24 months and of Lot 2 30 months.