SUMMARY - "AD NOVI PAZAR PUT" NOVI PAZAR

This monograph represents just a pale picture of vivid activity and persistent struggle of all employees in the Road Company »Novi Pazar« in construction and maintenance of the road network, in the certainly, the most difficult region in Serbia. This activity has been lasting for 45 years.

Road Company »Novi Pazar« by its work covers a territory of the municipalities of: Kraljevo, Raska, Novi Pazar, Sjenica and Tutin and this year it celebrates forty-five years of its establishment. Regarding this jubilee, it has been done voluminous analyses of the work results, from which this monograph has been originated.

The monograph treats development of the road network of the stated territory, from early times up to the present one, with a special review on forty-five years of work and development of the Company. For monograph compile has been hired expert and scientific authors, who have used data from numerous sources and put great efforts to, reach to very meagre data sources.

From traffic-geography and area-functional point of view, a resource area represents a special regional-geography unity in the area of southwest Serbia, characteristic by its mountainous-valley relief, very reach in water resources and mild continental climate in lower and sub mountain and mountain and higher areas. Climate conditions, especially snow falls, represent a huge problem for traffic functioning, especially on Karajukic Bunari on Pester plateau. In the area of Kopaonik, on Jaram and on the Golija road, between Duga Poljana and Sjenica, during winter period snow falls reach the height up to 6 metres, and temperature goes far below zero. During January of 2006. on Karajukica Bunari on Pester plateau, was measured temperature of -39,5°C.

Occupying the middle area of the south and southwest Serbia, the marked territory is bordered from south towards north with municipalities of Rozaje, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Prijepolje, Nova Varos, Ivanjica and Cacak, and from south towards northeast with municipalities of: Istok (Pec), Zubin Potok, Kosovska Mitrovica, Leposavic, Brus, Aleksandrovac, Trstenik, Rekovac, Kragujevac and Knic. By this geography position, this area has prerequisited to develop into an important knot of roads and railway communications in Serbia. The spine of the road and railway traffic in this area represents valley of Ibar, which is through Sjenica–Pester valley connected with the valley of Lim. Concerning the history of the road network, it has been known that middle-age roads used routes of prehistoric and ancient roads. After forming of consolidating Serbian state, main communications have been established among founded cities, squares, mines and monasteries, in fact, political, economy and spiritual centres. On those road directions have been placed founded cities of: Ras, Jelec, Zvecan and Maglic, then squares like Trgoviste–today’s Pazariste and Trgoviste on Rogozna. It has not been avoided monasteries like: Sopocani, Djurjdevi Stupovi, Petrova crkva, Koncul, Gradac, Stara and Nova Pavlica, Studenica and Zica.

The construction of the road Novi Pazar – Raska

And in modern society these road directions are very important, not only from spiritual, but also from tourist aspect, an important economy branch of each modern state. The importance of middle–age monuments in Novi Pazar area, together with Studenica, has been confirmed by the UNESCO and world, by pitting them into the List of the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage. In this town has been very well preserved the monuments of Islam culture: Isa-beg’s Public Bath from XV century, Amir aga hostel, the Fort, parts of the old downtown, and among numerous mosques special are Altun-alem and Lejlek mosques. From tourist point of view, today is very important Lake of Sjenica that used to be a canyon of Uvac, with beautiful meanders and white-headed vultures, nested on the cliffs of this canyon.

Connection of the Adriatic Sea and interior of Serbia has been maintained by three main roads: Dubrovnik, Bosnian and Zeta and all of them passed through the territory covered by the Road Company. From mid XIX century, it was started a solid construction of the roads, by implementation of technical rules and under supervision of the engineers. After I World War, it was started a construction of the modest road network, in accordance with the abilities and needs. In the years 1913- 1914, were constructed car roads from Raska to Novi Pazar and Sopocani, then to a village of Pozega and through Duga Poljana and Sjenica. There were reconstructions of the roads: from Novi Pazar to Vranovina; from Raska to a village of Trnava and trough Rogozna to Banjska and Mitrovica. The road through Rogozna was abandoned in 1930. when a railway track was released into traffic Kraljevo-Raska- Mitrovica.

In thirties years of the XX century, buses transported on lines of: Kosovska Mitrovica-Raska-Kraljevo; Novi Pazar-Raska-Kraljevo; Novi Pazar-Raska-Kosovska Mitrovica; Sjenica-Novi Pazar-Raska. The transport has been done by private buses owned by individuals from the stated places. In the period from 1935. until 1941. it was constructed a macadam road Kragujevac-Kraljevo-Raska, in the length of 134 kilometres. In the same time was constructed a macadam road Novi Pazar- Crkvine-Tutin-Berane.

The construction of the first modern roads started by forming and organising of the first construction companies, specialised for construction works on roads and bridges.

At the end of 1953. on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, the Resource Ministry and Road Direction in Belgrade, organised 12 technical sections, among which a Technical Road Section in Kragujevac. At the same time, this Section has formed its own facility in Novi Pazar. After one year of work, on 1. 1. 1955. was formed a Technical Section in Novi Pazar, which overtook the same category and size of the road network, cared by the previous facility. Still, by its work, it includes 69 km of I class roads and 171 km of II class roads. By implementation of the basic Law of Public Enterprises and Road Company Law, on 1. 1. 1962. was formed Road Company«Novi Pazar«. On the day of its establishment and beginning of the work, the Company had in total 172 employees.

The period from 1967. until 1972. was characteristic by its individual scope of works in reconstruction and modernisation of the road network, therefore the percentage of the roads I and II classes with asphalt lanes reached the level of 40% from the total road network on the territory of the Road Company »Novi Pazar«. At that time, most of the road directions were made in accordance with the existed condition, without real technical documents, with small or almost none changes and improvements of the technical road elements.

In the quoted period, the Company technically and in personnel importantly improved, was trained to perform works on reconstruction of critical road sections of I class: Kraljevo-Krusevac, a section of Sovljak-Beranovac and Ratina-Vrba, Novi Pazar-Sjenica, a section of Stavalj–Dubinje. It has been worked in important road sections of II class: Biljanovac-Josanicka Banja and Usce-Studenica. In that period, the Company has been equipped with production capacities and implementation of asphalt layers, in accordance with so-called »hot procedure«. It has been installed the first asphalt bases. In the year 1967. was formed an asphalt base Poljska of 15 t/h in Beranovac and »Marina« AB in Sjenica in 1968 of 30t/h, which importantly influenced on rise of road construction level with modern asphalt roadways.

The period from 1977-1981. represents an important developing period both in technical-technological and in important personnel strength of the Company, achieved through construction of the main road of Raska-Novi Pazar. Years from 1981-1984. were characteristic by its struggle to secure work by implementation of all available capacities.

Important investments in improvement of the road network construction level in this area happened in the period from 1984.-1992. illustrated by programme approach of construction and reconstruction of roads on sub Kopaonik and Pester regions.

From 1996.-2003. the Company achieved successfully competitiveness on a market and successfully realises all entrusted and contracted obligations.

A new remont workshop in Novi Pazar

The Company worked in the status of public enterprise until 31. 12. 2003, and after that it has been privatised and becomes a share-holding company. Soon after it, followed an assignment of Selling of Public Capital Contract through Public Tender between: AD »PUTEVI« Uzice, as a buyer and PRIVATISATION AGENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA as a seller. Bigger owner of the Company has become a company »PUTEVI« Uzice. In a privatised status, at the Commerce Court in Kraljevo, on 29.04.2004 was signed into the register as a SHARE-HOLDING COMPANY »NOVI PAZAR-PUT«, with its headquarter in Novi Pazar, street- Sabana Koce number 67. And in the privatised status, the Company maintenances 924 km of main roads and regional roads.

An average employment in the last five years was 550 employees on unlimited and limited working time, from whom: 32 are with university education (engineers, lawyers, and economists), 34 technicians, 276 highly-qualified and qualified employees and 208 employees of different professions. Most of this number of employed is apprentices and children of the employees of this Company.

AD »Novi Pazar-Put« owns a quarry called »Podstran potok«, not far away from Novi Pazar, equipped with all modern facilities. Reserves of this quarry are huge and are four millions m3, which is enough for the next 40 years to be exploited.

Floodings in 1979 od R–119

The capacity of the facility for stone production facility aggregate of »Podstran potok« is 60m3/h.

Total capacity of three asphalt bases is 250 t/h, and only a new base »TELETOMAT«, installed in 2004. produces 160t/h and by its technical and technological characteristics represents the newest equipment technical solution in Europe.

Production capacity of the concrete base is 15m3/h.

In the period from 2004. until 2006. on different construction sited were produced and installed more than 374.564 m3 of different stone materials: tampons and fractions 0-32, and then 381.000, 193.000 tons of asphalt and 13.544m3 of concrete.

The Company possesses 380 units of production equipment (vehicles, construction machines and accompanied equipment). Transport park makes vehicles capacity of 5 to 25 tons, which allows being transported simultaneously over 500m3 of concrete.

By comparing possessed capacities of a machine park today with a park before 3-4 years, it has been evident that from previous 700m3 of excavation and 1100m3 of loading, this ratio has been changed to the present 540m3 of loading and 1100 m3 of excavation. Logically, concerning works of excavation and loading which are now done by dredges, and by increased number of dredges increased efficiency and economy in work.

Many years ago, management set has decided and worked in utilisation of the transport and machine park. Today, this utilisation is near its ending and over 90% of production equipment has been bought with renowned manufacturers »Volvo« from Sweden.AD«Novi Pazar-Put« owns 59 hectares of land on the territory of the municipalities covered by its work. On these areas have been built 45 objects, of the total area of 11.500 m2, planned for: business, storage and accommodation space. By its value and purpose, a Maintenance Workshop in Postenje and a Workshop of Winter Service on Kopaonik, are objects, which in time of their construction have been unique in the road economy in Serbia.

Impressive are also financial indicators of the Company:

No.	Year	Total income	Total outcome	Net income	Average earning
1.	2004.	884.110	820.046	64.064	15.602
2.	2005.	1.215.803	1.135.456	80.347	17.711
3.	2006	1.550.000	1.431.000	124.000	21.476

In the privatised status, it has been recorded an increase of all economy indicators, especially net income, which means that business in that period has been successful and significally risen level of productivity. Income has been raised for about 50% from year to a year, therefore in 2006. has reached an amount of over 1, 5 billion dinnars or around 20 million Euros, which is surely not a small amount.

At the same time, it has been cared, although in a smaller percentage in comparison with income, to net profit. In the first year after process of privatisation, it has started division of dividend to share-holders and participation in employees’ profit.

Development politics is in a direct relationship of a leading role of management, which must care about permanent improvement of the employees and to follow new technical achievements in the world. This also shows a necessary certificate of ISO 900:2000, won at the end of 2003.

R–234 Novi Pazar–Golija

On behalf of the Company, a Policy Quality Statement brings a Quality Board, signed by the Director. A question of achievement of satisfactory results from an area of ecology becomes our everyday and permanent worry. There have been invested, and still are, huge efforts into expert and quality of performed works, assuring a respect of the Company, that can be a reliable partner to all domestic and foreign investors.

Reference list of the objects

Main roads

No.	Road mark	Section	Length, km
1.	M-22	RASKA-NOVI PAZAR	21
2.	M-22	KRALJEVO-RASKA	58
3.	M-5	KRALJEVO-VRNJACKA BANJA	5,70
4.	M-5	ADRANI-KRALJEVO	5,80
5.	M-8	N.PAZAR-SJENICA-ALJINOVICI	35
6.	M-8	N.PAZAR-SJENICA sect. exit from N.Pazar	4,154
7.	connection M22 with M8	CIRCLE ROAD OF NOVI PAZAR	0,75
8.	connection M5 with M23	CIRCLE ROAD OF KRALJEVO	1,5
9.	Construction works on a section of the highway N.Sad-Subotica	Nis-Leskovac

Sanation of the landslides on M–22

Regional roads

No.	Road mark	Section	Length, km
1	R -119	BILJANOVAC - JOSANICKA BANJA - Drenska klisura	15
2	R -233	BRVENIK - GRADAC	14,5
3	R -234	RASKA - TRNAVA	12
4	R -218a	SUNCANADOLINA - JARAM- BRZECE	5,8
5	R -119a	RUDNICA - KOPAONIK	13,5
6	R -116	USCE - STUDENICA - MLANCA	19,5
7	R -225	KRALJEVO - GOC	15
8	R -227	DRAKCICE - ROCEVICE	3,5
9	R -234	N.PAZAR - M.REKA - GOLIJA	32
10	R -234	N.PAZAR - TRNAVA - RAJETICE	12,5
11	R -117	SJENICA - JAVOR	22,2
12	R -117	SJENICA - BARE - KUMANICA	13,5
13	R -231	SJENICA - RAZDAGINJA - BUDJEVO	8,5
14	R -231a	TUTIN - LESKOVA	19
15	R -236	SOPOCANI - DELIMEDJE - MELAJE	12,5
16	R -225a	KRALJEVO - MATARUSKA BANJA	6,5
17	R -225	PEROVAC - GOKCANICA	5
18	R -272	D.POLJANA - DRAZEVICE - KAMESNICA	6
19	R -235	N.PAZAR - IZBICE - ODOJEVICE	5
20	R -225A	OBILAZNICA MANASTIR ZICA	1,5

Kraljevo - Raska

Bridges

No.	Road mark	Section	Length, km
1	M - 22	6 bridges on the road Raska-Novi Pazar	L= from 10 - 30m
2	R - 234	2 bridges on the road Brvenik-Gradac	L=21m
3	M - 22	4 bridges in a town N.Pazar	L= from 10 - 25m
4	R 225	1 bridge on the road Perovac-Gokcanica	L=17,5m
5	R - 225A	2 bridges on the road Kraljevo-Goc	L=11,5m
6	M - 8	3 brides on the road Krstac-Lenici	L=21m
7	M - 8	Novi Pazar-Sjenica	L=27m
8	R - 234	Novi Pazar-Trnava-Rajetici	L=11m
9	R - 118 A	a bridge in town Tutin	L=14+17=31m
10	R 118 A	a bridge on the road Tutin-Spiljani	L=12m

Other objects

No.	Job
1	Sanitary dump Golo brdo
2	Local roads on the territory of the municipalities of Kraljevo, Raska, Novi Pazar, Sjenica, Tutin, K.Mitrovica, Zubin Potok, Rozaje, Investors - Municipality Road Direction
3	Surface excavation site of mines
4	Stavalj-Sjenica
5	Tadenje-Usce
6	Zuta prla-Leposavice
7	Doljani-Zupce in Kosovo L=10km
8	Town streets and water and sewage plateau on the territories of the municipalities of Kraljevo, Novi Pazar Raska, Sjenica, Tutin, Rozaje…. Investors: Municipality Road Direction
9	Industrial traffic roads around objects on the territory of the municipalities of Kraljevo, Raska, Novi Pazar
10	Sjenica, Tutin, K.Mitrovica, Leposavic, Z.Potok, Rozaje, etc…. DIFFERENT INVESTORS
11	Sanitation of the airport Ladjevci
12	Sanitation of the bridges after NATO bombing

REFERENCE LIST contains only the most important objects constructed from the establishment of the Company up to the present.