ExpresswayBosnia and Herzegovina
Traffic rules
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1. Expressway
An expressway is a road intended to carry through traffic efficiently, usually at higher speeds than ordinary roads. Expressways often have limited access, multiple lanes, separated carriageways or grade-separated junctions, but their design and legal status vary between countries.
An expressway is not always a motorway. It may have intersections, traffic lights or direct access, and the permitted road users, speed limits and special rules depend on local signs and regulations.
How do people refer to an expressway in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The law uses brzi put for an expressway and also recognises a put rezerviran za saobraćaj motornih vozila, a road reserved for motor vehicles. Both are distinct from a motorway.
🔗 parlament.ba • Bosnia and Herzegovina — Articles 9, 43 and 116–122
🔗 mup.ks.gov.ba • Official gazette 35/2026 — full enacted amendment, Sarajevo Police copy
🔗 sluzbenilist.ba • Official Gazette — 35/2026 amendment, operative text and commencement
Start of an expressway.
English • Traffic sign III-75 • Expressway or road reserved for motor vehicles. Marks where the expressway or reserved road begins.
Bosanski • III-75 • Brza cesta ili cesta rezervirana za saobraćaj motornih vozila. Mjesto od kojeg počinje brza cesta ili cesta rezervirana za saobraćaj motornih vozila.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (มองโกเลีย๔๔ • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Ms.ks.gov.ba • Pravilnik o saobraćajnim znakovima • član 36, tačka 59
Replacement SVG: Commons.wikimedia.org • Wikimedia Commons original • Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Original revision 2025-05-18. Wikimedia original unmodified.
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End of the expressway.
English • Traffic sign III-76 • End of expressway or road reserved for motor vehicles. Marks where that road ends.
Bosanski • III-76 • Završetak brze ceste ili ceste rezervirane za saobraćaj motornih vozila. Mjesto na kojem završava brza cesta ili cesta rezervirana za saobraćaj motornih vozila.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Ms.ks.gov.ba • Pravilnik o saobraćajnim znakovima • član 36, tačka 60
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Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Source revision 2022-01-31. Wikimedia original unmodified.
What speed limit applies to cars on an expressway in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Outside built-up areas, the general maximum for an ordinary car on an expressway or road reserved for motor vehicles is 100 km/h. Follow lower signs and any lower vehicle-specific limit.
🔗 parlament.ba • Bosnia and Herzegovina — Articles 9, 43 and 116–122
🔗 mup.ks.gov.ba • Official gazette 35/2026 — full enacted amendment, Sarajevo Police copy
🔗 sluzbenilist.ba • Official Gazette — 35/2026 amendment, operative text and commencement
Who may use an expressway in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The motorway access restrictions extend to expressways and roads reserved for motor vehicles. Pedestrians, animals and non-motor vehicles are excluded; an ordinary motor vehicle must be capable by design of travelling faster than 40 km/h. Statutory service-vehicle exceptions apply.
🔗 parlament.ba • Bosnia and Herzegovina — Articles 9, 43 and 116–122
🔗 mup.ks.gov.ba • Official gazette 35/2026 — full enacted amendment, Sarajevo Police copy
🔗 sluzbenilist.ba • Official Gazette — 35/2026 amendment, operative text and commencement
What should I do if I miss an expressway exit in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Continue to the next exit and choose a safe onward route. Do not reverse, make a U-turn or cross the central reservation to reach a missed exit.
🔗 parlament.ba • Bosnia and Herzegovina — Articles 9, 43 and 116–122
🔗 mup.ks.gov.ba • Official gazette 35/2026 — full enacted amendment, Sarajevo Police copy
🔗 sluzbenilist.ba • Official Gazette — 35/2026 amendment, operative text and commencement
