Kosovo, debate about the opening of the main bridge over the Iber. The authorities test its durability

Authorities in Kosovo on Monday tested the stability of the main bridge over the Iber that marks the dividing line of Mitrovica, between the Serb-majority north and the Albanian-majority south. The Deputy Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure, Hysen Durmishi, said that within two or three days a final report will be published about the durability of this bridge. Its testing takes place in a period of warnings from the Kosovo government about its opening and objections from KFOR and Western diplomats. “Today we are testing the stability of the bridge with loads, there are four loaded trucks and with the other monitoring equipment, the descents are measured in order to ascertain whether this bridge is stable for the traffic of vehicles or not”. said Mr. Durmishi. While the bridge was being tested, government officials and civil society representatives from the ranks of the Serbian community debated the possibility of opening the bridge for car traffic. Currently, the bridge is used only for pedestrian traffic. The Minister of Local Government in Kosovo, Elbert Krasniqi, said that it is absurd for the bridge to continue to be closed. “I want to reiterate, as stated in the European Union's plan for …

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Kosovo, debate about the opening of the main bridge over the Iber. The authorities test its durability

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