Struma motorway
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| Struma motorway |
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| автомагистрала „Струма“ | |
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| Length: | planned: 156 km built: 19 km |
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| Direction: | north-south |
| From: | Sofia |
| To: | Kulata |
| Major cities: | Sofia, Dupnitza, Blagoevgrad, Simitli, Kulata |
The Struma motorway is an expressway which is part of the European corridor No 4. Its construction will cost around €600 000 000 and will provide fast connection between Sofia and the Greek city Thessaloniki. Some 40 km of the highway near Dupnitsa were built in 2006-2007. It is expected to be finished in 2012-2013.There are some protests by environmentalists who don't want the motorway to lead through the Kresna gorge, a 13 km, narrow gorge, rich of rare animals and plants. It is located between the towns Simitli and Kresna.
Update: 23:06:2007
Companies have signed cotracts and should start work on two new sections of the Struma motorway in about 1 month as the as the minister of road infrastructure Veselin Georgiev said. the companies will build new sections which will connect Dupnica with the already built section of the Struma motorway currently ending near the village of Dolna Dykania. the other section of the motorway will connect the town of Sandanski with the Bulgarian- Greek border near the village of Kulata. together the new sections will have a lengh of about 50 km. They are expected to be finished by 2009, The section Dolna Dykania - Dupnica will lead through mountainous terrain and probably pass near the Diakovo artificial lake. On the section Sandanski Kulata the current national road E-79 will partly be used and new lines will be added. the section Dolna Dykania - Dupnica however will not be constructed on the current road. Feeder roads must be build to connect the current road E-79 with the new sections of the Struma motorway. the motorway will offer a panoramic view of the Rila mountain in Dupnica.
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