Head of state road infrastructure fund Veselin Georgiev informs that a tender for the completion of Struma Motorway will be called by the end of this month and construction works may start at the end of March or early in April. The price of the motorway, which connects the capital city of Sofia with the Greek border in the south-western area of the country, has been estimated at EUR 600mn initially. Costs, however, are likely to be raised up to EUR 800mn due to more expensive construction in the mountainous region of Kresna Gorge for building tunnels and noise reducing instalments and other facilities protecting biodiversity. The project will be financed by the EU structural fund through the transport operational programme of the country.
Source: Intellinews-Bulgaria Today