Completed Motorway Ring Around Ljubljana Opens Today

Ljubljana, 1 July - Transport Minister Radovan Zerjav and CEO of the national motorway company DARS, Tomislav Nemec, will open on Tuesday a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze, allowing vehicles coming from the northern region of Gorenjsko to completely bypess Ljubljana on their way to the coast.

Ljubljana
Ivan Zidar, the boss of construction company SCT, attends a ceremony at the opening of a 5.5 km motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 1.5-kilometre Sentvid tunnel.
Construction company SCT chairman Ivan Zidar (right).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
The Sentvid tunnel.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
The Sentvid tunnel.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Construction company SCT chairman Ivan Zidar.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 1.5-kilometre Sentvid tunnel.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Construction company SCT chairman Ivan Zidar.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Construction company SCT chairman Ivan Zidar (left).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Construction company SCT chairman Ivan Zidar giving a statement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Construction company SCT chairman Ivan Zidar giving a statement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Construction company SCT chairman Ivan Zidar giving a statement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Construction company SCT chairman Ivan Zidar giving a statement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Construction company SCT chairman Ivan Zidar and Primorje chairman Dusan Cernigoj.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Transport Minister radovan Zerjav.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
Transport Minister radovan Zerjav.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
CEO of the national motorway company DARS, Tomislav Nemec.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Ceremony at the opening of a 5.5-kilometre motorway section between Sentvid and Koseze.
From left to right: Transport Ministry State Secretary Peter Verlic, Transport Minister radovan Zerjav, CEO of the national motorway company DARS Tomislav Nemec, construction company SCT boss Ivan Zidar and Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Jankovic.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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