New Motorway Section Opens between Maribor and Ptuj

Maribor, 16 July - Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic opened on Thursday a 20 kilometre motorway section between Slovenia's second largest city of Maribor and the Mediaeval town of Ptuj. The section will above all relieve the main local road of commuter and holiday traffic during the summer.

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DARS boss Tomislav Nemec addressing the opening of a motorway section between Maribor and Ptuj.
Photo: Darjan Lapanje/STA

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DARS boss Tomislav Nemec (left) and Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic (right) at the opening of a motorway section between Maribor and Ptuj.
Photo: Darjan Lapanje/STA

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Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic addressing the opening of a new motorway section between Maribor and Ptuj.
Photo: Darjan Lapanje/STA

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Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic talking to the press at the opening of a new motorway section between Maribor and Ptuj.
Photo: Darjan Lapanje/STA

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Construction company SCT boss Ivan Zidar talking to the press at the opening of a motorway section between Maribor and Ptuj.
Photo: Darjan Lapanje/STA

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Opening of a motorway section between Maribor and Ptuj.
Photo: Darjan Lapanje/STA

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