Regional minister Rosen Plevneliev unveils that more than 50 companies from all over Europe have already bought tender documents to take part in the competition for the construction of the 31.8-kilometre segment between Stara Zagora and Nova Zagora of the Trakia Motorway. The deadline for buying the documents expires on December 31 and the offers should be filed by January 11. The proposals will be opened on January 12 and the price offers will be opened later only for those candidates, who meet the technical and financial requirements. The winner should be selected by end-April and field works are to start on May 3. The investment is financed by the EU cohesion fund under the country’s transport operational programme. The indicative amount is estimated at EUR 96mn. Trakia Motorway connects the capital city Sofia with the southern Black Sea city of Burgas . A total of three segments between Stara Zagora and Karnobat with total length of 115 km remain to be built. The investments are expected at EUR 375mn.