Kalotina
The European Commission approved Funds for Highway "Europa" from Sofia to Kalotina
The European Commission has given approval for the construction of nearly 33 km of the new "Europa" highway in the section connecting the Kalotina checkpoint on the border with Serbia and the ring road of Sofia. The investment of over 183 million euros from the EU Cohesion Fund will contributed to the better integration of the Bulgarian road system into the European transport network.
Austrian and Bulgarian Companies will Build the Sofia-Kalotina Highway
The Austrian Strabag and the Bulgarian "GBS-Infrastructure Construction" will build the highway from Sofia to Kalotina. The two companies were favorites for the opening of bids as they presented the most competitive bids. They will build the sections of the road, whose total length is 32.4 km and cost a total of 235.29 million BGN without VAT, announced 24 hours newspaper.
"Traffic Police" will Check Drivers For Alcohol and Drugs During the Holidays
During the Easter holidays "Road Police" will carry out specialized operations against drivers who have used alcohol and drugs. This was said at a briefing, Ch. Inspector Rossen Rapchev "National Police".
Within Тhree Years There Will be a Rail Link Between Bulgaria and Serbia
''We are starting work on signing agreements on water and rail transport with Serbia.'' This was announced by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski after the meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of Serbia Zorana Mihajlovic.
The Sofia-Kalotina Highway May be Finished in Two Years
Within two years if funding is provided and the necessary expropriations are carried out, the section between Kalotina and Sofia can be built.
This is predicted by Yassen Ishev of the Scientific and Technical Union of Transport in 'Business Start' of Bloomberg TV Bulgaria.
Intense Traffic Expected on Last Day of Christmas Holidays
Hundreds of thousands of Bulgarians are on the move on the last day of the Christmas holidays - December 26.
Intense traffic is expected at the entries of large cities, reported Nova TV. Additional road police units will be deployed there in order to ease traffic.
Special Traffic Organisation After End of Four-Day Holiday
The Ministry of Interior and the Road Infrastructure Agency will attempt to secure the normal return of the persons who travelled during the four-day holiday.
Finance Ministry Holding Talks on EUR 800 M Loan by EIB
Bulgaria's interim Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has announced the Finance Ministry is negotiating on a new loan from the European Investment Bank.
The EUR 800 M would be earmarked for ongoing infrastructure projects.