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Part of Project 48 the Long Bypass routeBy Maj. Ladislav Ruzicka Sarajevo - When SFOR started using The Butmir Camp Area, it blocked the existing road of access from the Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina (BiH) to the Republika Srpska (RS). Now SFOR will provide provide an access road to enhance civilian traffic across the Inter Entity Boundary Line (IEBL). The road will be approximately 2 km long. "The purpose of this bypass road is to maintain an IEBL crossing between the BiH and RS. The original crossing was closed when the road was incorporated into the confines of Camp Butmir in August 1999," said Lukich "This is a very good project for the local civilians because it improves the road and it also maintains access from Federation BiH to the RS. It is for the overall benefit of both communities, but it is also a very good project for SFOR because it illustrates all of the units working together and our construction capabilities to improve the infrastructure." There will be Italian, Spanish and American units from MND-N and MND-SE working together on demining, which started June 26 and construction is to start July 7. The Romanian Engineers will complete the construction by October 2000. The road concept plan was initiated in winter 1998, and the original design was drawn by the Canadian Engineer Unit. Final design will be completed with the SFOR HQ Engineer Branch and Engineer Support Service Staff and a civilian survey team. Related article: Demining the Long
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