The Construction of Section 2 of the Western Arc of Sofia Ring Road Started Up
The construction of section 2 of the Western Arc of Sofia Ring Road from km 0+780 to km 6+309 started up. This is the section from the bridge over the Kakach River to the road junction with the Northern Speed Tangent. The Project will be cо-financed by the Cohesion Fund of the European Union and the national budget. The Western Arc is an extension of Lyulin Motorway and is a part of Orient/Eastern Mediterranean Corridor, which connects Vidin with Kulata on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Today was the ceremony of the symbolic first sod turn on the site, attended by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Lilyana Pavlova, the Chairman of the Management Board of Road Infrastructure Agency, eng. Lazar Lazarov and others.
The implementation of section 2 includes construction of a direct route and reconstruction of Sofia Ring Road in the section from km 0+780 to km 6+308.17. Its total length is 5,3 km. The construction of 3 road junctions was anticipated – road junction Stefanson, r.j.Lomsko Shose and r.j. Northern Speed Tangent, a scaffold bridge above the future Stefanson Blvd., a new road for Voluyak Station, an overpass above the road for the village of Mramor and so on.
At road junction Stefanson the route will pass along a scaffold bridge above Stefanson Blvd. and the railway line and the road for Voluyak Station. The r.j Lomsko Shose will be of a roundabout with the boulevard and a scaffold bridge above it and road junction Northern Speed Tangent will be a “full clover-leaf crossing” with four openings.
The Company under the Obligations and Contracts Act European Roads is the Contractor of the construction and assembly works, which the following participate in: JP Group LTD, Avtomagistrali Cherno more JSC and Patstroyenginnering JSC. The value of the Contract is BGN 101 999 866,66 inclusive of VAT. The construction supervision will be exercised by Association Sofia West 2013, which the following participate in: Patconsult 2000 EOOD (LTD), Rutex LTD, Transconsult BG LTD and IRD Engineering S.r.l.. Their Contract is for BGN 719 040 inclusive of VAT.
The traffic along the direct route of section 1 of the Western Arc of Sofia Ring Road, which is between the r.j. of Lyulin motorway and Sofia Ring Road and the bridge over the Kakach River is also launched today. The completion of the access roads to the direct route is forthcoming.
The Project for construction of section 1 of the Western Arc of Sofia Ring Road – road ІІ-18 from km 59+400 to km 61+629 and from km 0+000 to km 0+780, is cо-financed by the Cohesion Fund of the EU and the national budget through Operational Program Transport 2007-2013.
The total length of the section is 3 km. There are two road junctions in the section – at Tsaritsa Yoana Blvd. and at Slivnitsa Blvd. and two bridges.
Road junction Slivnitsa is at three levels and it represents the only facility of its kind in Sofia at this time. The first level is under the level of the existing crossroads. The transit traffic along Sofia Ring Road passes on it into the north – south direction. The second is at the level of the terrain and represents a roundabout with two arc-shaped bridges above Sofia Ring Road. At it the traffic will be rе-distributed into four directions – to Kalotina, to the north, to the housing estate of Lyulin and to Lyulin motorway. The third level is a scaffold bridge above the level of the present crossroads. The transit flow for border control checkpoint Kalotina will pass along it. The facility will provide for the conflict-free passing through the road connection, will facilitate the international and internal traffic and improve traffic safety.
Road junction Tsaritsa Yoana is at two levels – at the connection of Tsaritsa Yoana Blvd. with the Ring Road.
Association Trace SOP Company under the Obligations and Contracts Act is the Contractor of the construction and assembly works of section 1. The value of the Contract for Construction is BGN 47 820 000 inclusive of VAT. The construction supervision is exercised by Association Patconsult 2000-Tri Es Company under the Obligations and Contracts Act. Their Contract is for BGN 1 171 800 inclusive of VAT.
The Western Arc of Sofia Ring Road is an extension of Lyulin motorway and is a part of Orient/Eastern Mediterranean Corridor, which connects Vidin with Kulata on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.
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