R-9 regional road (Montenegro)

R-9 regional road
Regionalni put R-9
Route information
Length	35.4 km (22.0 mi)
Major junctions
West end	R-2 in Murino
East end	M-9 in Bjeluha
Location
Municipalities	Plav
Highway system
Regional roads in Montenegro ← R-8 → R-10

R-9 regional road (Montenegrin : Regionalni put R-9) (previously part of M-9 highway) is a Montenegrin roadway. ^[1]

It serves as an extension to R-2 regional road to connect it with Peć, Kosovo. It is notorious for being very often blocked by snow during winter.

History

The M-9 highway was officially opened for traffic in 1984. ^[2] It was built as part of the larger M-9 highway within the Yugoslav highway network, spanning Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia. It connected Kolašin and Andrijevica with Peć and Priština in Kosovo, and Leskovac and Pirot in Serbia. ^[3]

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the segment between Murino and Peć was closed during the Kosovo War in 1999. In 2010, work began on asphalting 10 kilometres of the road between Murino and Čakor, with the intention of reopening the road for vehicular traffic. An additional 12 kilometres of road was planned to be asphalted between Čakor and the Kosovar border. ^[4]

In January 2016, the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs published bylaw on categorisation of state roads. ^[1] With new categorisation, part of previous M-9 regional road was recategorised as regional road and was given designation R-5 regional road.

Major intersections

Municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Plav	Murino, Plav	0.0	0.0	R-2  – Plav, Montenegro, Andrijevica
	Bjeluha	35.4	22.0	M-9 - Peć (Kosovo)	Border crossing with Kosovo
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Pravilnik o kategorizaciji državnih puteva" [Regulation on categorisation of state roads]. www.sluzbenilist.me (in Montenegrin). Official Gazette of Montenegro. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
2. Doderović, Miroslav; Ivanović, Zdravko (Fall 2012). Drumski saobraćaj u Crnoj Gori [Vehicular transport in Montenegro](PDF) (in Montenegrin). Matica crnogorska. p. 484. Retrieved 24 May 2015. Put Kоlаšin – Mаtеšеvо – Аndriјеvicа, diо је magistralnog puta M-9 kојi prоlаzi krоz tеritоriјu Crnе Gоrе, Kоsоvа i Srbiје. Crnоgоrski diо оvоg puta dugаčаk је 96,72 km. Na njеmu su vršеnе brојnе rеkоnstrukciје, а kоnаčnо је dоbiо dоzvоlu za upоtrеbu 1984. gоdinе..
3. "Odluka o utvrđivanju magistralnih puteva" [Decision on determining highways](PDF) (in Serbo-Croatian). Federal Executive Council. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015. 9. put Kolašin - Andrijevica - Peć - Dolac - Priština - Leskovac - Vlasotince - Pirot[...]
4. Sekulović, M. (6 October 2010). "Asfalt preko Čakora" [Asphalt over Čakor] (in Serbian). Večernje novosti . Retrieved 27 May 2015.