Belgrade bypass renamed "Milutin Mrkonjić Highway"

The bypass road surrounding Belgrade has been officially named the "Milutin Mrkonjić Highway," following a government decision made last November. The move honors the former minister of infrastructure and a prominent official of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS).

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On behalf of the SPS, I want to sincerely thank President Aleksandar Vučić for fulfilling his promise that the Belgrade bypass would be named after Milutin Mrkonjić. Our comrade and political father deserved it.

Ivica Dačić, the current president of the SPS, shared a photograph of the new road sign on his Instagram account. He expressed sincere gratitude to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić for fulfilling a promise to name the Belgrade bypass after Mrkonjić. "On behalf of the SPS, I want to sincerely thank President Aleksandar Vučić for fulfilling his promise that the Belgrade bypass would be named after Milutin Mrkonjić. Our comrade and political father deserved it," Dačić wrote.

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A charmer, athlete, man of the tavern, rough on the outside, tender-hearted, leftist, but above all an engineer, builder, hero of reconstruction.

Branko Ružić, another SPS vice-president, shared a video of the new sign, reflecting on Mrkonjić's legacy. Ružić described him as a "charmer, athlete, man of the tavern, rough on the outside, tender-hearted, leftist, but above all an engineer, builder, hero of reconstruction." He recalled Mrkonjić's leadership on major projects and his role in initiating successful negotiations with international financial organizations to advance strategic transportation projects in Serbia. The government's decision to name the highway after Mrkonjić was made on November 27, the fourth anniversary of his death.

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He led grandiose projects, led the reconstruction of the country while bombs were falling, and as minister in 2008, initiated successful negotiations with international financial organizations to launch the realization of all strategic transportation projects in our Serbia today.