The national road SH1 (Albanian: Rruga Shtet�rore 1) is a national highway in Albania. It has a length of 125 kilometres (78�mi) across the counties of Durr�s, Lezh�, Shkod�r and Tirana.
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| Rruga shtet�rore SH1 | |
 Map of the Rruga Shtet�rore 1 (SH1) mainline denoted in blue in Albania | |
| Route information | |
| Part of | |
| Maintained by the Autoriteti Rrugor Shqiptar | |
| Length | 125�km�(78�mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North�end |  Han i Hotit |
| South�end |  Tirana |
| Location | |
| Country | Albania |
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| Major cities | |
| Highway system | |
As part of the European routes E762 and E851, the highway constitute portion of a larger corridor connecting Montenegro in the northwest with Tirana in the southwest thus forming as well as part of the Adriatic-Ionian motorway.[1][2][3][4][5]
In recent years, the road has been undergoing major reconstruction works in several parts.
Route
editTha National Road SH1 leads to the Albanian-Montenegrin border at Hani i Hotit border crossing. From Tirana at the Kamza Bypass (Albanian: Mbikalimi i Kamz�s) northward, it passes through Fush�-Kruj�, Milot, Lezh�, Shkod�r, and Koplik. Between Thumane and Milot, the SH1 became part of A1 Motorway.
Background
editThe road segment between Han i Hotit and Shkod�r (about 32.5�km (20.2�mi)) was completed in 2013 as a single carriageway standard (Albanian: superstrad�). The Shkod�r Bypass started after the 2010 floods. It was planned to incorporate a defensive dam against Lake Shkod�r, but works were abandoned a few years later only to restart in 2017. The road continues as a single carriageway down to Milot and contains some uncontrolled and dangerous entry and exit points.
It is planned that sections between Milot and Lezh� will be widened to dual carriageway standard in the near future.
When it was designed in early 2000s, the entire road between Tirana and Shkod�r was intended to be a dual carriageway. However, the lack of funding at the time only allowed for one carriageway to be constructed, thus the lack of shoulders. The section between Milot and Fush�-Kruj� was unofficially named as the "Road of Death" by many media reports for its structural deficiencies. As of 2009, the 25 kilometres (16�mi) dangerous long section is being upgraded to motorway standard and has become part of the A1 motorway connecting the capital Tirana with Kosovo.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. "European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries" (PDF). unece.org. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy. "SECTORIAL STRATEGY OF TRANSPORT & ACTION PLAN 2016 – 2020" (PDF). infrastruktura.gov.al. Tirana. pp. 15–16.
- ^ "The Adriatic - Ionian Transport Corridor" (PDF). researchgate.net. p. 5.
- ^ "THE CORE TRANSPORT NETWORK South-East Europe Transport Observatory SEETO" (PDF). ec.europa.eu. p. 2.
- ^ "WESTERN BALKAN 6 PRIME MINISTERS CORE NETWORK AND PRIORITY PROJECTS" (PDF). 21 April 2015.
External links
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Media related to Rruga Shtetërore 1 at Wikimedia Commons