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The initial plan for construction of motorways dates back to 1973, when the government of Socialist Bulgaria approved a resolution to build a motorway ring, encompassing the country and consisting of three motorways - Trakia, Hemus and Cherno More. [6] By the democratic changes in 1990, a total of 273 km of motorways had been built in Bulgaria. [7]
The Hemus motorway (Bulgarian: Автомагистрала „Хемус“, Avtomagistrala "Hemus") or Haemus motorway, designated A2, is a partially built motorway in Bulgaria. Its planned length is 418 km, of which 191 km are in operation as of October 2022 [update] . [ 1 ]
Highways in Bulgaria The Vidin-Botevgrad expressway ( Bulgarian : Скоростен път „Видин-Ботевград“ , romanized : Skorosten pat "Vidin-Botevgrad" ) is a planned expressway in Bulgaria , that will link the A2 Hemus motorway with Vidin and the New Europe Bridge , at the Danube border crossing to Romania .
The motorway gets around the Bulgarian capital Sofia from north to carry the transit traffic, which otherwise would pass through the city or via the Sofia Ring Road. The Bypass is an important thoroughfare , as it connects four motorways - A1 Trakia motorway (via the Sofia ring road), A2 Hemus motorway and the A3 Struma motorway .
Parts of the M30 motorway in Hungary. The Hungarian section opened to public in October 2021 by completing the missing link between Miskolc and the Slovak border. [7] R4 expressway in Slovakia [8] Western part of A6 motorway in Romania (from Calafat to Lugoj) New Europe Bridge over Danube, from Calafat, Romania to Vidin, Bulgaria
As part of the Bulgarian motorway network, the motorway is to be linked with the Hemus motorway (A2) near Varna and with the Trakia motorway (A1) near Burgas, both leading to the capital Sofia. [ 1 ] The motorway is included for financing by the allocated for Bulgaria since 2022 EU funds , like other motorways in the country.
The total length of Trakia motorway is 360 km (220 mi) and the final section opened on 15 July 2013 [1] after 40 years of construction. [2] Trakia motorway connects with the Sofia ring road at its eаst end, allowing fast access to Hemus motorway (A2) and Struma motorway (A3) via Sofia Northern Bypass motorway (part of Europe motorway, A6).
Along with the Hemus motorway (A2), the Veliko Tarnovo–Ruse motorway aims to provide motorway connection between Sofia and Bucharest, the capitals of Bulgaria and Romania. Also, it follows the route of European route E85 and Pan-European Corridor IX. In March 2015, a tender for conceptual design was announced.