A new counter has been set up on the BLATO GP, due to the increased frequency

At the border crossing « Blato » at the Macedonian-Albanian border, near Debar, due to the increased frequency of passengers and vehicles, in order to facilitate the flow, the Macedonian Interior Ministry set up another control counter.

– In the interest of the passengers, who are increasingly using this border crossing point, another control counter is set up, equipped with all the necessary equipment, making their numbers increasing to three and the existing ones are completely renewed. In this way, the wait for the border is significantly reduced, and it has facilitated the movement and crossing of the border by passengers and motor vehicles, Stefan Dimoski, spokesman for the Department of Interior, told MIA.

Due to the increased frequency, it does not rule out the possibility soon to put another, fourth control counter.

– Only 7905 passengers have been registered at the last weekend of this entrance and exit. Separate Macedonian nationals are 2,408, of which 1,106 and 1,302 passengers exit. When it comes to foreign nationals, 3,260 are registered and 2,237, ie 5,497 in total – Dimoski said.

In the last few years the frequency of this passage has increased, by over 60 percent. It was released for traffic in November 2021 after the construction of the Road to Arbrit (Ruga is Arbrit), which was 80 kilometers from the crossing to Tirana by mid -March, which was a reduction in the distance by hundreds of kilometers. Since mid -March this year, when the Muriz Bridge was released, the distance is even smaller, so from Debar to Tirana it is now reaching for an hour.