Most Expensive Highway Section Inaugurated In Bulgaria

A 75 million leva section of highway, only four km long and an integral part of the southern half of the Sofia ring-road has been officially opened for traffic on December 23.The project was predominantly funded from the state budget.The road itself is a thorough change of the ring road, not simply a partial reconstruction or refurbishment, but a comprehensive expansion aimed at easing traffic congestion as much as possible.Where this section of the Sofia ring road once had two lanes in total, it now features six lanes, plus two local-express lanes and two pavements were incorporated to facilitate pedestrians, plus emergency lanes.Furthermore, the construction of the sector Dragalevtsi to Simeonovo and the adjacent junctions have also been completed.Prime minister Sergey Stanishev, Sofia mayor Boyko Borissov and Road Infrastructure Agency head Yanko Yankov unveiled on December 23 the most expensive highway section ever build in Bulgaria."The construction of a three km long section of the Sofia ring road which will reach the Kambanite borough is to be inaugurated in February," Boyko Borisov was quoted as saying by Focus news agency."The project for the northern half of the ring road has already been processed and filed by the Sofia municipality. Its aim is to complete and facilitate the ring road and help relieve traffic congestion on the Trakiya and Lyulin motorway" he said.