Northern Speed Tangent (Sofia)

Northern Speed Tangent
Северна скоростна тангента

Northern Speed Tangent highlighted in red
Route information
Part of E79 E80 E871
Length: 16.5 km (10.3 mi)
all under construction
Major junctions
Beltway around northern Sofia
Highway system
Transport in Bulgaria

Northern Speed Tangent (Bulgarian: Северна скоростна тангента, Severna Skorostna Tangenta) or Sofia Northern Bypass is a planned[nb 1] dual carriageway, grade separated road with controlled-access, designed for high speeds. When constructed, the Sofia Northern Bypass will have 3 traffic lanes and an emergency lane in each carriageway. It shall bypass the Bulgarian capital Sofia from north with the purpose to carry the transit traffic, which otherwise has to pass through the city or via the Sofia ring road.

Sofia Northern Bypass is an important thoroughfare, as it will connect 4 motorways - A1 Trakia motorway (via Sofia ring road), A2 Hemus motorway, the future Kalotina motorway and A6 Lyulin motorway. Also, it connects 3 Pan-European corridors - IV, VIII and X.

Construction

In 2012, a tender for construction was announced.[1] Construction works were expected to begin in 2013,[2][3] but due to litigation the contract for design and build was signed in February 2014.[4] The term for implementation of the contract is 18 months. Due to land expropriation issues,[5] the construction works started in February 2015.[6]

Exits

Exit km Destinations Notes
0 , Sofia ring road (and ) Tender [7]
Rozhen blvd. U/C
Iliyantsi blvd. U/C
Chepinsko shose U/C
East tangent, Sofia Airport U/C
16.5 , Sofia ring road (and ) U/C

Notes

  1. ↑ Still not designated as of January 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Eleven Tenders Were Opened for the Design and Construction of the North-Speed Tangent". api.government.bg. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "400 M leva needed for two roads near Sofia". monitor (in Bulgarian). 06.03.2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ "Only 4 price bids opened in the tender for Northern tangent". infrastructure.bg (in Bulgarian). 12.03.2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Започва проектирането и строителството на Северната скоростна тангента". vestnikstroitel.bg. 17 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "АПИ преговаря за отчуждаването на имоти за Северната скоростна тангента" (in Bulgarian). infrastructure.bg. 6 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Construction of North Speed Tangent Starts up". RIA. 18 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Стартира тръжната процедура за изграждането на участък 2 от Западната дъга на СОП". api.bg.