GEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE STATE OF THE ROUTE M18, SECTION FOCA – HUM, REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

Abstract

Improvement of the quality of the route is necessary because of its importance in connecting countries of the Western Balkans to central and western Europe. This is the worst section of the road from Albania via Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the corridor Vc, which passes through the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The route of the road is very narrow with sharp bends, which requires its extension, correction, and in some parts relocation. It was therefore necessary first to give geological evaluation of the state of route in terms of exploration and characteristics of the rocks involved in the structure of the ground along the route. We analyzed the available documentation of previous studies and conducted field data. Summarizing the results available, it was given the evaluation of the degree of exploration of the terrain and the need for new research for detailed consideration of the characteristics of the terrain, especially in the construction of facilities on the route.