Mr.sci. Salko Obhodjas, Minister of the Federal Ministry of Physical Planning has signed the Contract for  preparation of the Spatial plan for the areas of specific characteristics of significance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina „Corridor Vc Highway“ with  a Consortium consisting of IPSA d.d Sarajevo, BIH Urban Institute, Sarajevo and Eco-Plan, Mostar. On behalf of the Consortium, the Contract has been signed by Prof.Dr. Esref Gacanin, Director of the IPSA d.d , Sarajevo.  Following the completion of the public tender procedure, the Contract has been signed.
Corridor Vc Highway is a part of Pan-European Transportation network, which has been accepted as such by all interested States at Helsinki Conference which was held in 1997. During the respective Conference, Helsinki Declaration was adopted and it envisaged creation of 10 additional Pan-European corridors and their branches. Spatial plan preparation for the areas of specific characteristics of significance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina “Corridor Vc Highway” will determine the volume of areas of specific characteristics of significance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina  of Vc Highway throughout the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thus, preconditions will be created, enabling issuance of urban planning, construction and utilization permit for the “Corridor Vc Highway”. The area covering Corridor Vc Highway” is designated an area of specific characteristics of significance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Spatial plan preparation for the areas of specific characteristics of significance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina „Corridor Vc Hihgway“ involves two phases: preparation and drafting phase of the spatial base, including common and specific  aims for  spatial planning and development, as well as preparation of pre-drafts, drafts and proposals  for  the  Spatial plan of the Corridor Vc Highway