SARAJEVANS USE 'BLUE ROUTES' TO GET FOOD AT LOWER PRICES

SARAJEVO, Feb 7 (Hina) - The traffic on 'blue routes' crossing the Sarajevo airport runway had been running smoothly in the past 24 hours, with about 1,000 civilians in 232 cars and buses using the roads to get in or out of Sarajevo, UN officials said. The traffic on a road connecting the Bosnian army-controlled districts of Dobrinja and Butmir was even heavier. Some 650 passengers had travelled along the road in the first half hour since it was opened, the UN said. The Dobrinja-Butmir road is opened from 10am to noon and from 3pm to 5pm. A line of several hundred cars was formed in Dobrinja at 5am this morning. Sarajevans go to Hrasnica to get fresh food supplies at much lower prices than in their besiged city. No special restrictions have been imposed on amounts of goods brought into the city. UN personnel are checking cargoes to prevent the transport of military equipment. UNPROFOR expected the Sarajevo-Zenica road via Serb-held Vogosca to open tomorrow. If this happened, only buses escorted by UN armoured vehicles would be allowed to use the road. Bosnian government and Serb representatives are to meet tomorrow to discuss the opening of 'blue routes' to humanitarian traffic. (hina) vm 071424 MET feb 95