Over 46,5 Million BGN Were Invested in the Construction of the Bypass Road of Montana
The construction of the bypass road of Montana with funds from Operational Programme Transport 2007-2013 was completed. The „Road I-1 (Е79) Bypass Road of the Town of Montana” from km 102+060 to km 114+512.20” Project is cо-financed by the Cohesion Fund of the European Union and the national budget under Operational Programme Transport. The total length of the section is 12.452 km.
The new section was opened by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, the Ministers of Regional Development and Public Works Lilyana Pavlova and of the Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski, the Chairman of the Management Board of the Road Infrastructure Agency, eng. Lazar Lazarov and the Mayor of Montana Zlatko Zhivkov.
The bypass road is a part of the Vidin – Botevgrad section The transport connections between three European countries – Romania, Bulgaria and Greece are realized along road I-1 (Е79). The transit flows in North-Western Bulgaria increased by the commissioning of the second bridge over the Danube River at Vidin – Kalafat, and the direction is used more and more intensively as the shortest route between Western, Central Europe and the Aegean Sea as well as a connection of Europe with Asia.
The section commences from kilometer 102+060 on the land of the village of Dolna Verenitsa, where it separates from the existing road I-1 (Е-79), bypasses the town from its northern side, intersects the road to the town of Archar (road III-112), passes through the existing road junction for the town of Lom, crosses the Ogosta River, and gets to km 114+512.20, where it again gets included in the existing road І-1 (Е 79) for the town of Vratsa. The bypass is with the parameters of a speed road – with two traffic lanes in the two directions. There are 4 road junctions on the site, 11 big-sized structures – a bridge over the Ogosta River, 7 subways, 2 overpasses, and an overpass above the railway line Boychinovtsi – Montana – Berkovitsa.
The four road junctions are at:
- The 102nd kilometer – it provides the connection of the traffic from the center of Montana into the direction of Vidin;
- The 108th kilometer – at the intersection of road III-112 along the direction Montana – Archar – Vidin. The unimpeded passage above road E79 will be realized along it;
- The 110th kilometer – at the intersection of Е79 with road II-81, providing the connection of Montana with Lom;
- The 113th kilometer – at this structure the traffic will get involved into Е79, as well as into the directions to the center of Montana and to the village of Nikolovo.
The Contractor of the construction and assembly works is Obhod Montana Association which the following participate in: Trace Group Hold AD, Sofia, and PSI AD, Stara Zagora. The value of the construction contract is BGN 46 572 618.11 inclusive of VAT. The construction supervision was exercised by ЕN AR INFRAM -2 Association which the following are in: ЕN AR CONSULT EOOD, Haskovo, and INFRAM AD, Prague. Their Contract is for BGN 1 512 000 inclusive of VAT.
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