M-2 highway (Montenegro)

M-2 highway
Magistralni put M-2

Route information
Part of E-65 / E-80
Length:	358.6 km (222.8 mi)
Existed:	1971 – present
Major junctions
West end:	D8 / E65 / E80 in Debeli Brijeg (border with Croatia)
	M-4 in Lipci M-2.3 in Bečići M-2.4 / E-851 in Petrovac na Moru R-16 in Virpazar M-18 / E-762 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 / E-763 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:	IB-22 / E 65 / E 80 in Bać (border with Serbia)
Location
Municipalities:	Herceg Novi, Kotor, Budva, Bar, Podgorica, Kolašin, Mojkovac, Bijelo Polje, Berane, Rožaje
Highway system
Highways in Montenegro

M-2 highway (Montenegrin: Magistralni put M-2) 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	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Herceg Novi	Debeli Brijeg	0	0	D8 / E65 / E80 – Dubrovnik (Croatia)	Border crossing with Croatia
Herceg Novi	Kamenari			To M-2.1 via Ferryboat to Lepetane
Kotor	Lipci			M-4 – Grahovo, Vilusi
	Škaljari			R-1 – Cetinje
	Radanovići			M-2.1 – Tivat, Lepetane
Budva	Bečići			M-2.3 – Cetinje, Podgorica
Budva	Petrovac na Moru			M-2.4 / E-851 – Bar, Ulcinj
Bar	Virpazar			To M-2.4 / E-851 – Haj Nehaj via Sozina Tunnel
Bar	Virpazar			R-16 – Ostros, Vladimir
Bar / Podgorica	Kruševica / Vranjina			Bridge over Lake Skadar
Podgorica – Golubovci	Golubovci			Podgorica Airport
Podgorica	Podgorica – Zabjelo			M-18 / E-762 – Nikšić	Western terminus of M-18 concurrency Western terminus of E 762 concurrency
	Podgorica – Stari Aerodrom			M-18 / E-762 – Tuzi	Eastern terminus of M-18 concurrency Eastern terminus of E 762 concurrency
	Bioče			R-19 – Lijeva Rijeka, Mateševo
Kolašin	Mioska			R-18 – Boan, Žabljak
Kolašin	Kolašin			M-9 – Mateševo, Andrijevica
Mojkovac	Mojkovac			R-4 – Đurđevića Tara, Pljevlja
Bijelo Polje	Slijepač Most			R-10 – Tomaševo, Pljevlja
Bijelo Polje	Ribarevine			M-21 / E-763 – Bijelo Polje, Prijepolje (Serbia)
Berane	Berane			R-9 – Andrijevica
Berane	Berane			R-20 – Kalače
Rožaje	Kalače			R-20 – Berane
	Rožaje			R-8 – Dacići, Peć (Kosovo)
	Most Zeleni			R-7 – Vuča, Tutin, Serbia (Serbia)
	Dračenovac			IB-22 / E 65 / E 80 – Novi Pazar (Serbia)	Border crossing with Serbia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

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). Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |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

Highways in Montenegro

Motorways	Bar–Boljare motorway Grahovo–Božaj motorway Andrijevica–Čakor motorway

Expressways	Herceg Novi–Ulcinj expressway Plužine–Podgorica expressway

Highways	M-2 M-2.1 M-2.3 M-2.4 M-4 M-4.1 M-6 M-8 M-9 M-18 M-21

Regional roads	R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 R-9 R-10 R-11 R-12 R-13 R-14 R-15 R-16 R-17 R-18 R-19 R-20 R-21 R-22 R-23

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