▁some ▁of ▁these ▁remain ▁in ▁place , ▁they ▁are ▁however ▁slowly ▁being ▁ph ased ▁out ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁white . ▁The ▁motor way ▁road sign s ▁maintain ▁their ▁green ▁colour ▁background , ▁a ▁feature ▁shared ▁with ▁Switzerland , ▁Italy , ▁Den mark , ▁Sweden , ▁Greece , ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁Lith u ania ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ▁republic s . ▁The ▁roads ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁whole ▁straight ▁with ▁good ▁sur f acing , ▁and ▁better ▁maintained ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁roads . ▁ ▁Motor way ▁A 1 ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁motor way ▁runs ▁from ▁the ▁T aban ov ce ▁border ▁crossing ▁with ▁Ser bia ▁( for ▁Pre še vo ), ▁passing ▁K uman ovo ▁( A 2 ▁j unction ), ▁Pet ro vec ▁( Sk op je ▁Airport ) ▁near ▁Sk op je ▁( A 3 ▁j unction ), ▁V eles , ▁Grad sko ▁( A 5 ▁j unction ) ▁Neg ot ino ▁( A 7 ▁j unction ), ▁and ▁continu ing ▁onto ▁the ▁main ▁border ▁crossing ▁with ▁Greece , ▁Bog or od ica - E v z oni ▁near ▁Ge v g elij a . ▁ ▁The ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁express ▁route ▁was ▁built ▁whilst ▁Mac ed onia ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S FR ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁with ▁the ▁K uman ovo - P etro vec ▁section ▁first ▁opened ▁for ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁motor way ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁in