▁time ▁for ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁For ▁approximately ▁ 3 0   km ▁between ▁Sk op je ▁Airport ▁and ▁V eles , ▁the ▁motor way ▁spl its , ▁creating ▁a ▁grad ual ▁distance ▁of ▁several ▁kilometres . ▁The ▁north bound ▁route ▁is ▁the ▁post ulated ▁motor way ▁route ▁whilst ▁the ▁slightly ▁longer ▁south bound ▁route , ▁with ▁dangerous ▁b ends , ▁is ▁the ▁old ▁road ▁and ▁is ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁fre ew ay ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁one - way . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁plans ▁at ▁present ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁north bound ▁route ▁into ▁two ▁separate ▁carriage ways ▁thus ▁perfect ing ▁the ▁network . ▁ ▁The ▁motor way ▁A 1 ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁European ▁route ▁E 7 5 . ▁ ▁Motor way ▁A 2 ▁ ▁The ▁A 2 ▁is ▁a ▁route ▁that ▁connect s ▁K riv a ▁Pal anka ▁and ▁the ▁De ve ▁B air ▁border ▁crossing ▁with ▁Bulg aria ▁with ▁O hr id . ▁The ▁route ▁passes ▁Sk op je ▁through ▁the ▁ring - road ▁and ▁enters ▁the ▁already ▁constructed ▁motor way ▁that ▁connect s ▁T et ovo ▁with ▁G ost iv ar . ▁The ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁route ▁that ▁by pass es ▁K ič e vo ▁and ▁ends ▁in ▁O hr id ▁is ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁motor way ▁with ▁ 4 ▁lan es ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁Currently ▁only ▁the ▁section ▁from ▁Mil adin ov ci ▁( inter change ▁with ▁A 1 ) ▁to ▁G ost iv ar ▁is ▁a ▁divided ▁motor