Belgrade tunnel project raises compensation dispute among residents facing expropriation

November 14, 2026: Serbia’s public broadcaster RTS reported a dispute over property expropriation for a planned road tunnel approximately two kilometres long in central Belgrade. The municipal project envisages two separate tunnel tubes near the Faculty of Economics, around Kamenička and Gavrila Principa streets.

Residents’ concerns

Buildings in Lomina, Kamenička and Gavrila Principa streets are among those affected. Residents’ representative Saša Stanković says the process has dragged on and that initial compensation offers were inadequate. Residents are seeking meaningful discussions and fair payment for their homes. Those are the residents’ stated concerns, not a court finding that a particular offer was unlawful.

City officials’ account

Belgrade city manager Miroslav Čučković told RTS that 11 families have accepted proposed arrangements. According to him, six have already received payments, while alternative apartments are being sought for two families that chose replacement housing. These are figures attributed to the city official; they do not establish that every owner has reached an agreement.

The tunnel is intended to ease congestion in central Belgrade. Yet each property’s legal status, valuation and formal expropriation process still matter. As of the report’s publication, the negotiations and compensation questions should not be described as fully settled.

Primary source: RTS report, November 14, 2026. Original Serbian article: SrbijaNews on the proposed tunnel and residents.