Jp Putevi Republike Srpske

What Jp Putevi Republike Srpske does

Javno preduzece Putevi Republike Srpske d.o.o. Banja Luka is a government-owned public enterprise (Javno preduzece) under the Government of Republika Srpska, one of the two constituent entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Operating under the Ministry of Transport and Communications, it holds the statutory mandate under the Law on Public Roads to plan, develop, construct, maintain, and protect the magistral (main) and regional road network of Republika Srpska. Headquartered at Trg Republike Srpske 8, Banja Luka, the enterprise manages approximately 4,128 km of roads — 1,764 km of magistral roads and 2,104 km of regional roads, plus 227.54 km designated as important for traffic — divided into 14 operational areas.

Its core operational envelope comprises regular and winter road maintenance, road planning and new construction, traffic safety (including traffic counting, signage, and equipment maintenance), environmental protection in road projects, and a real-time road network condition monitoring service that publishes traffic accessibility and restriction alerts. Winter operations, carried out between November 15 and March 15, deploy 52 winter service points, 156 maintenance vehicles, 91 pieces of heavy machinery (graders, loaders, bulldozers), 25,000 tons of industrial salt, and 60,000 cubic meters of abrasive material. The enterprise also participates in bridge construction (e.g., bridge in Česma settlement, Stara Dubrava bridge at 1.75M KM), tunnel rehabilitation (e.g., Čemerne tunnel, 2,109 m; Kalovita brda), and roundabout construction across multiple municipalities.

The enterprise is funded entirely through Republika Srpska state budget allocations and public procurement processes and does not generate commercial revenue. Named recent and ongoing project investments include rehabilitation of regional road PII-2505 Laktaši-Srbac (Razboj) at 18,974,963.97 KM, construction of a third lane on MI-114 Podromanija-Sumbulovac, reconstruction of regional road Berkovići-Bileća at ~1.5M KM, the Western Transit / Triva Amelije roundabout in Banja Luka at 2,452,000 KM, and the Eastern Bypass (Istočna obilaznica) in Trebinje. Partnerships span the World Bank on the Foča-Šćepan Polje magistral corridor, China Road and Bridge Corporation (MOU signed 2024-02-29), China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, Roads of Serbia, Corridors of Serbia, and an academic cooperation agreement with the Architectural-Geodesy-Civil Engineering Faculty in Banja Luka. Its customers are effectively the Government of Republika Srpska and its constituent municipalities; end beneficiaries are the citizens and transport operators using the road network.

Name

Jp Putevi Republike Srpske

Legal name

Javno preduzece Putevi Republike Srpske d.o.o. Banja Luka

Website

https://putevirs.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Javno preduzece Putevi Republike Srpske d.o.o. Banja Luka is a government-owned public enterprise under the Government of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, mandated to plan, construct, maintain, and protect approximately 4,128 km of magistral and regional roads, funded via state budget allocations and public procurement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Banja Luka

HQ country

Bosnia & Herzegovina

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: The company operates as a government-owned public enterprise funded through Republika Srpska state budget allocations and government transfers for road maintenance and construction projects.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

JP Putevi RS is a state-owned public enterprise that manages the magistral (main) and regional road network of Republika Srpska, totaling approximately 4,128 km. It delivers road maintenance (regular and winter), planning and construction of new roads, bridges, tunnels and roundabouts, traffic safety and traffic counting services, environmental protection related to road operations, and real-time road network condition monitoring through its web portal.

Product overview

Javno Preduzece Putevi Republike Srpske (JP Putevi RS) is a public enterprise responsible for managing and maintaining the magistral (main) and regional road network in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The company operates approximately 4,128 km of roads (1,764 km of magistral roads and 2,104 km of regional roads) organized into 14 operational areas. The core service offering encompasses comprehensive road maintenance (including winter services), road planning and construction, traffic safety management, and environmental protection. Infrastructure services include bridge construction and maintenance (e.g., bridge in Česma settlement, bridges over rivers), tunnel construction and rehabilitation (e.g., Čemerne tunnel), and roundabout construction across various municipalities. The company also provides a road network condition monitoring system that delivers real-time traffic situation updates, road accessibility information, and traffic restrictions alerts to the public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Road Maintenance Services (Одржавање путева)

Quantifiable outcome

• Managing 4,128 km of road network including 1,764 km of magistral roads and 2,104 km of regional roads
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major, regional and minor.

• Chinese Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 February 2024Memorandum of Understanding signed with Prime Minister Viskovic and CRBC representatives for construction of part of magistral road Foča-Šćepan Polje. This is a significant international infrastructure partnership.
• Putevi Srbije (Roads of Serbia)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeetings held between leadership of Putevi RS and Putevi Srbije (Roads of Serbia) for infrastructure cooperation, as well as meetings with Koridori Srbije (Corridors of Serbia).
• Autoputevi Republike Srpske (Motorways of Republika Srpske)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint meetings with Autoputevi RS for infrastructure cooperation in Republika Srpska.
• Architectural-Geodesy-Civil Engineering Faculty Banja Luka (AGGF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement signed for academic and professional collaboration in road construction.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Autoputevi Republike Srpske: Motorway sister-entity of JP Putevi RS, jointly referenced in leadership meetings and infrastructure cooperation. It is the parallel public enterprise within Republika Srpska dedicated to highway/motorway development rather than magistral/regional roads.
• JP Ceste Federacije BiH: The road authority for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina — the other BiH entity. It has the same legal mandate to manage magistral and regional roads on its side of the country, making it the closest functional analogue to JP Putevi RS.

Regional players

• Ceste Crne Gore (Montenegro Roads): Montenegro's state road authority with the same legal mandate to plan, construct, maintain, and protect state roads. A directly comparable public-enterprise road operator in an adjacent Western Balkans jurisdiction.
• Putevi Srbije (Roads of Serbia): The state-owned road management enterprise of Serbia, with which JP Putevi RS holds cross-border infrastructure cooperation meetings. Comparable in mandate (national/state road network management) but operating in a different country.
• Koridori Srbije (Corridors of Serbia): Serbian state-owned entity focused on large motorway corridor construction, referenced in joint leadership meetings with JP Putevi RS. Functions as a Serbian-side parallel to Republika Srpska's highway/motorway administration.
• Hrvatske ceste (Croatian Roads): The state-owned road management company of Croatia. Performs the same public-road-owner and maintenance mandate across the broader Western Balkans region that JP Putevi RS performs within Republika Srpska.

Broad incumbents

• National Highways Authority of India (NHAI): India's national highway authority responsible for development, maintenance and management of National Highways. A scaled-up, well-resourced version of the public-enterprise road mandate JP Putevi RS performs at the entity level within BiH.
• Die Autobahn GmbH (Germany): The federally owned German autobahns operator — a much larger example of a public-enterprise model for road network planning, construction, maintenance, and operation. Useful as a strategic/scale benchmark for what a nationalized road enterprise can become.
• ANAS (Italian Roads / Strade): Italian state-owned road and motorway network operator managing ~30,000 km of roads. Provides a scalable analogue for a public-enterprise road manager with full lifecycle responsibility (planning, construction, maintenance) over a national/state road network.

Others

• Romanijaputevi a.d. Sokolac: A Bosnian road construction contractor to which JP Putevi RS issues tenders and project approvals (e.g., the M5 Sarajevo-Pale closure approval for tunnel rehabilitation). Functions as a downstream contractor/ecosystem partner rather than a peer road authority.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/putevirs
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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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