M-2 highway (Montenegro)

M-2 highway
M-2 highway
Magistralni put M-2
Route information
	Part of
Length	358.64 km (222.85 mi)
Existed	1971–present
Major junctions
West end	D8 in Debeli Brijeg (border with Croatia)
	M-4 in Lipci; M-2,3 in Bečići; M-2,4 in Petrovac na Moru; R-16 in Virpazar; M-18 in Podgorica; R-19 in Bioče; R-18 in Mioska; M-9 in Kolašin; R-4 in Mojkovac; R-10 in Slijepač Most; M-21 in Ribarevine; R-2 in Berane; R-20 in Berane; R-20 in Kalače; R-8 in Rožaje; R-7 in Most Zeleni (Rožaje)
East end	M22 in Bać (border with Serbia)
Location
Country	Montenegro
Municipalities	Herceg Novi, Kotor, Budva, Bar, Podgorica, Kolašin, Mojkovac, Bijelo Polje, Berane, Rožaje
Highway system
	Transport in Montenegro; Motorways;

M-2 highway ([Magistralni put M-2] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a Montenegrin roadway.

The M-2 highway runs through many city centres, notably along the Montenegrin coast (i.e. Herceg Novi, Kotor, Budva), the Montenegrin capital (Podgorica), as well as throughout the north (i.e. Kolašin, Berane, Rožaje). Many of the main highways in Montenegro also have junctions along this highway. The M-2 Highway is thus considered the "backbone of the Montenegrin road network". ^[1]

History

Construction on the M-2 Highway began in 1953. Construction finished in 1971.^[2]

On 27 March 2014, the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs realigned the M-2 highway to its current alignment. Regional road R-22 was declared defunct and its route integrated into the M-2. As a result of the realignment, the M-2 no longer serves the Tivat Municipality. Instead, the Vrmac Peninsula (and thus the Tivat Municipality) is bypassed via the Vrmac Tunnel, connecting Radanovići to Kotor. The pre-realignment route from Radanovići and Lepetane (Ferryboat) was reassigned to the newly formed M-2.1 highway, while the remaining route between Lepetane and Škaljari was downgraded to a municipal road. ^[3]

Major Intersections

Municipality	km	Location	Junction	Notes
Herceg Novi	0	Debeli Brijeg	D8	Border crossing with Croatia
		Herceg Novi		Main thoroughfare in the city
		Kamenari		Ferryboat to Lepetane
Kotor		Lipci	M-4
		Kotor		Main thoroughfare in the city
		Radanovići	M-2.1	to Tivat and Lepetane
Budva		Budva		Main thoroughfare in the city
		Bečići	M-2,3	to Cetinje and Podgorica
		Petrovac na Moru	M-2,4 E851	to Bar and Ulcinj
Bar		Virpazar	R-16	to Ostros and Vladimir
Podgorica		Golubovci		Main thoroughfare in the town
		Podgorica Airport
		Podgorica	M-18 E762	Runs concurrent with M-18 until Tuški Put
		Bioče	R-19	to Lijeva Rijeka and Mateševo
Kolašin		Mioska	R-18	to Boan and Žabljak
Kolašin		Kolašin	M-9	to Mateševo and Andrijevica
Mojkovac		Mojkovac	R-4	to Đurđevića Tara and Pljevlja
Mojkovac		Mojkovac		Main thoroughfare in the city
Bijelo Polje		Slijepač Most	R-10	to Tomaševo and Pljevlja
Bijelo Polje		Ribarevine	M-21 E763	to Bijelo Polje and Prijepolje (Serbia)
Berane		Berane	R-9	to Andrijevica (M-9)
Berane		Berane	R-20	to Kalače
Rožaje		Kalače	R-20	to Berane
		Rožaje	R-8	to Dacići and Peć (Kosovo)
		Most Zeleni	R-7	to Vuča and Tutin (Serbia)
		Bać
		Dračenovac	M22	Border crossing with Serbia

References

^ Doderović & Ivanović 2012, pp. 482–483: "Nајznаčајniјi је оd njih, svаkаkо, јаdrаnski put M-2, pоpulаrnо nаzvаn Јаdrаnskа mаgistrаlа, kоја prеdstаvljа kičmu putnе mrеžе Crnе Gоrе, јеr sе оd njе оdvајајu ili sа njom ukrštајu skоrо svi vаžniјi putni prаvci u zemlji. Оvај put pоvеzuје dеsеt оpštinskih cеntаrа u Crnој Gоri, а njimе sе Crnа Gоrа uključuје u mеđunаrоdnu putnu mrеžu."
^ Doderović & Ivanović 2012, pp. 483: "Izgrаdnjа Јаdrаnskоg putа nа tеritоriјi Crnе Gоrе pоčеlа је 1953. gоdine а zаdnjа njеgоvа diоnicа zаvršеnа је 1971. gоdinе."
^ "Informacija o prekategorizaciji dionica državnih puteva" [Information regarding the recategorisation of segments along national roads] (in Montenegrin). Government of Montenegro. 27 March 2014. Regionalni put R-22 Kotor (Škaljari) – tunel „Vrmac" – „Krtolska raskrsnica" prekategorisati u magistralni put M-2. [...] Dionica magistralnog puta M-2 Lepetani-Tivat- Krtolska raskrsnica" dobija oznaku M-2.1 [...] Dionicu magistralnog puta M-2, Stoliv-Lepetani(trajekt) prekategorisati u opštinski put (Opština Tivat). {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

Sources

Doderović, Miroslav; Ivanović, Zdravko (Fall 2012), Drumski saobraćaj u Crnoj Gori [Vehicular transport in Montenegro] (PDF) (in Montenegrin), Matica crnogorska, retrieved 24 May 2015 {{citation}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

[Matica-backbone-1] Doderović & Ivanović 2012, pp. 482–483: "Nајznаčајniјi је оd njih, svаkаkо, јаdrаnski put M-2, pоpulаrnо nаzvаn Јаdrаnskа mаgistrаlа, kоја prеdstаvljа kičmu putnе mrеžе Crnе Gоrе, јеr sе оd njе оdvајајu ili sа njom ukrštајu skоrо svi vаžniјi putni prаvci u zemlji. Оvај put pоvеzuје dеsеt оpštinskih cеntаrа u Crnој Gоri, а njimе sе Crnа Gоrа uključuје u mеđunаrоdnu putnu mrеžu."

[Matica-construction-2] Doderović & Ivanović 2012, pp. 483: "Izgrаdnjа Јаdrаnskоg putа nа tеritоriјi Crnе Gоrе pоčеlа је 1953. gоdine а zаdnjа njеgоvа diоnicа zаvršеnа је 1971. gоdinе."

[3] "Informacija o prekategorizaciji dionica državnih puteva" [Information regarding the recategorisation of segments along national roads] (in Montenegrin). Government of Montenegro. 27 March 2014. Regionalni put R-22 Kotor (Škaljari) – tunel „Vrmac" – „Krtolska raskrsnica" prekategorisati u magistralni put M-2. [...] Dionica magistralnog puta M-2 Lepetani-Tivat- Krtolska raskrsnica" dobija oznaku M-2.1 [...] Dionicu magistralnog puta M-2, Stoliv-Lepetani(trajekt) prekategorisati u opštinski put (Opština Tivat). {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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