Roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina are the most important traffic branch in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an important part of the European road network. Roads are built, maintained and supervised by companies run by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska. The total length of roads in the country as of 2026 is , and they are categorized as motorways (total length of ), main (total length of ) and regional (total length of ).

Motorways The primary high-speed motorways are called autoceste or autoputevi/аутопутеви, public road specially built and intended exclusively for motor vehicle traffic, which is marked as a motorway with a prescribed traffic sign, has two physically separated lanes for traffic from opposite directions with at least two lanes and a lane for forced stopping of vehicles, without intersection with transverse roads and railways or tramways at the same level and in whose traffic it can be included or excluded only by a certain and specially built connecting public road to the appropriate lane of the motorway. They are marked with a special road sign, similar to the road sign depicting a motorway/autoroute/autobahn in other parts of Europe. Motorways in Bosnia and Herzegovina are defined by the Ministry of Traffic and Communications of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ministry of Transport and Communications of Republika Srpska.

The Bosnian-Herzegovinian motorway network is long as of 2026.

Motorways and sections MotorwayRouteLength<br/ >(in 2025)DescriptionNotes A1Croatian border - Odžak - Doboj - Zenica - Sarajevo - Mostar - Croatian borderThe A1 starts on border of Croatia near Svilaj and runs south to Odžak where it ends right next to the entity border. The only part of the highway that passes through Republika Srpska starts at the Johovac junction, with a crossing towards the Banja Luka - Doboj Highway, and ends at the Rudanka junction. The motorway continues north of Zenica, which also serves as a bypass, and passes west of Sarajevo, with which the bypass is directly connected. The end of the middle part is in Bradina. South part starts at Počitelj and ends on border with Croatia near Bijača. The motorway follows the Vc corridor along the entire route.Several sections are under constructions or planned to connect four separate parts.Autoput Gradiška - Banja LukaGradiška - Laktaši - Banja LukaThe Motorway Gradiška - Banja Luka starts on border of Croatia near Gradiška and follows a route of E661. The highway passes through the Laktaši interchange with the highway towards Doboj, after which it ends north of Banja Luka.Autoput Banja Luka - DobojLaktaši - Prnjavor - DobojThe route of Motorway Banja Luka - Doboj starts at Laktaši interchange after which goes beside Prnjavor and ends in Johovac junction connecting A1. Also known as: Motorway of January 9th.

Motorway sections constructed but not opened MotorwayEntityLengthSectionNote A1FBiHBuna - PočiteljThe section is completed but it will be open with section Kvanj tunnel - Buna.Poprikuše - NemilaThe section is completed but it will be open with section Nemila - Vranduk.Ponirak - VracaThe section is completed but it will be open with section Vranduk - Ponirak.

Motorway sections under construction MotorwayEntity LengthSectionDescriptionScheduled completion A1FBiHMedakovo - OzimicaOne interchange, two double-sided rest stops, eight bridges and viaducts, two overpasses, fifteen underpasses and the 2.200-kilometer long Crni vrh tunnel.End of Q3 2026Nemila - VrandukViaduct, underpasses under the highway, relocation of the main road M-17 in the length of 3.6 km and regulation of the riverbed of the river Bosna in the length of 3 km. The section will be open with neighboring sections.October 2026Vranduk - PonirakOne tunnel, two bridges, three viaducts. The section will be open with neighboring sections.October 2026Kvanj tunnel - BunaThe 2.700-kilometer Kvanj tunnel and a Rotimski potok viaduct.May 2027RSRudanka - Putnikovo brdo 2Two tunnels and one bridge.End of 2025Autoput Banja Luka - Novi GradBanja Luka - Prijedor23 overpasses, ten underpasses, nine bridges.End 2028Autoput Vukosavlje -RačaBijeljina - RačaOne interchange, one rest aream five overpasses and for bridges.End of 2026RS<br/ >BrčkoBrčko - BijeljinaTwo interchangesJune 2029Vukosavlje - BrčkoThree interchanges, a bridge and eight overpasses.August 2025

Planned motorway sections MotorwayEntityLengthSectionNotes A4FBiHPočitelj - StolacProject in public exhibition A2Orašje - Brčko - MaočaTender announced for the development of a conceptual design and main projectMaoča - TuzlaThe conceptual project is being developed A3Tuzla - ŽepčeConcept project completed A1Ozimica - PoprikušeTender procedure in progressIvan - OvčariPreparatory activities for construction in progressOvčari - Konjic - Prenj tunnelPreparatory activities for construction in progressPrenj tunnelTender procedure in progress; Construction start in mid-2023Prenj - Mostar northPreparatory activities for construction in progressMostar north - Mostar southTender procedure in progress; Construction start in mid-2023Mostar south - Kvanj tunnelTender procedure in progress; Construction start in the first half of 2024RSJohovac - OrašjeTender procedure in progressAutoput Banja Luka - Novi GradPrijedor - Novi GradThe preparation of the general project for the selection of the route is underwayAutoput Banja Luka - MliništaBanja Luka - Mrkonjić GradTender procedure in progress

Expressways Currently there is no expressways in use, but several are under construction and most of them are being designed.

List of planned expressways: EntityRouteTotal lengthSectionLengthNoteFBiHPrača - GoraždeM5 - Hranjen tunnelMain project completedHranjen tunnelUnder constructionHranjen tunnel - PobjedaMain project completedPobjeda - SopotnicaMain project completedBihać - Cazin - Velika Kladuša - border crossing (Croatia)Bihać - ĆoralićiThe conceptual project has been completedĆoralići - border crossingThe conceptual project is being developedIzačić - Bihać - KljučIzačić - GorjevacTBDThe conceptual project has been completedGorjevac - BravskoBravsko - KljučMostar north - Široki Brijeg - border crossing (Croatia)Mostar north - VihovićiThe conceptual project is being developedVihovići - PologPolog - PolugrnoMain project completed and the expropriation procedure is in progress. The tender procedure for construction and supervision of project underway.Polugrno - Grude EastUnder constructionGrude East - border crossingMain project completed and the expropriation procedure is in progress. The tender procedure for construction and supervision of project underway.Lašva - Travnik - JajceLašva - KaonikKaonik - SelišteSelište - interchange Vitezinterchange Vitez - exit from business zone VitezThe conceptual project is being developedexit from business zone Vitez - Nević PoljeConstructed but not openedNević Polje - TurbeMain project is finished.Turbe - JajceThe conceptual project is being developedSarajevo bypass Lot 3BConstruction suspendedTurbe - Bugojno - Kupres - Livno - border crossing (Croatia)Doboj - Šićki BrodConceptual solutions and studies have been completed. A tender for the development of conceptual designs is planned for the Q1 2026.Šićki Brod - KalesijaRSPrijedor - Kozarska Dubica rowspan="5" Kotor Varoš - Čelinac - Banja LukaSarajevo - Sokolac - VišegradStolac - Ljubinje - Trebinje - border crossing (Montenegro)Bijeljina - Zvornik - Foča - Trebinje

Roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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