General Mihajlo Apostolski bridge in Skopje to be put into operation soon, says mayor
Mayor Orce Gjorgievski says access streets are being asphalted after expropriation was completed and the bridge will soon connect Aerodrom and Gazi Baba.
Skopje's Mayor Orce Gjorgievski says the General Mihajlo Apostolski bridge, which links the municipalities of Aerodrom and Gazi Baba, will be put into operation soon as work to connect it to the city's road network continues.
In a post on his Facebook page the mayor reported that the access streets are already being asphalted and that the remaining technical steps to integrate the bridge into traffic are being finalised.
"The bridge that citizens called 'the bridge for fishing' will finally have its proper purpose. Previously, we resolved the expropriation process necessary for the access roads, which had been stuck by previous administrations, we cleared the corridor and now we are working for the bridge to soon connect the two neighboring municipalities," Gjorgievski wrote on the social network.
Work still under way on adjoining sections
Gjorgievski added that authorities are simultaneously handling expropriation of the remaining sections of the boulevard to complete the route. He said the project will improve connections between the two municipalities and strengthen Skopje's traffic infrastructure.
The construction of the bridge began in 2020, during the term of former Mayor Petre Shilegov, as part of the ASNOM Boulevard extension project intended to link Aerodrom, Gazi Baba and the Centar municipality. The bridge's main structure was finished in subsequent years, but opening it was delayed by unresolved property-rights questions and outstanding expropriations.
In a television appearance in mid-September, Gjorgievski also said the bridge will not have a direct boulevard connection for now; access to the East Gate shopping centre will be via the newly completed access streets.
Photo: Printskrin od video objaveno od gradonachalnikot na Skopje, O
