THE IMPACT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ON TRAFFIC SAFETY AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE – CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Abstract

Starting from the popular saying that road infrastructure is the bloodstream of a state's economy as well as its impact on traffic safety. Road infrastructure that includes highways, regional roads as well as roads of a local character of the state. Looking at the facts, it follows that road infrastructure is of great importance to a state. Special attention should be paid to the expansion and modernization of road infrastructure, and the development of America on the developed European countries as well as other countries in the world. Analyzing the situation, it emerges that road infrastructure has an impact on economic development as well as on traffic safety. Hence, this paper will analyze the following factors that have an impact on the economy and security of the country, namely: ● Analysis of European corridors 8 and 10 that pass through the RNM, ● Analysis of the entire existing road infrastructure, ● Analysis of good and efficient measures for the further development of the road infrastructure. Of course, the subject of analysis will be a good and efficient analysis of the significance and influence of the country's road infrastructure. So good and efficient analyses will propose in the conclusion the most efficient measures that have an impact on the development and efficiency of the road infrastructure that has an impact on the economic development and traffic safety of the country.