1. Chairman of Road Infrastructure Agency Management board  
Projects under Operational programme “Transport and transport infrastructure”
Eng. Lazar Lazarov
Chairman of Road Infrastructure Agency Management board
November 2016
Sofia

2. “Kalotina – Sofia” MW Lot 1 Western Arc of Sofia Ring Road, Phase 2
Activity
Contractor
Contract Value VAT included
Construction
“European roads“ ASD
101 999 866,65 BGN
OVERPASS
BLVD. “LOMSKO SHOSE"

3. Motorway “Struma” Lot 3.1 from Blagoevgrad to Krupnik  
Motorway “Struma” Lot 3.1 from Blagoevgrad to Krupnik
from km to km and
from km to km
Activity
Contractor
Contract Value VAT excluded
Design and Construction
„АМ Струма 3.1“ ASD
,92 BGN
Supervision
„SN АМ „Струма Лот 3.1“ ASD
,00 BGN

4. Motorway “Struma” Lot 3.1 - “Jeleznitsa” tunnel  
Motorway “Struma” Lot “Jeleznitsa” tunnel
Procedures are carried out under the PPA with the subject:
- Design and construction of the motorway "Struma“ Lot 3.1 Jeleznitsa tunnel
- Supervision of the design and construction of the motorway "Struma" Lot 3.1 Jeleznitsa tunnel

5. Motorway “Struma” Lot 3.3 from Kresna to Sandanski
from km to km = km
Overall length: 23.6 km
Activity
Contractor
Contract Value VAT excluded
Design and Construction
Consortium “Struma” - Lot 3.3
,00 BGN
Supervision
"Patinvest-engineering" JSC
,28 BGN

6. Motorway “Struma” Lot 3.3

7. An archaeological site 16 km 419 + 670 to km 420 + 384
village Damyanitsa, municipality of Sandanski, Blagoevgrad

8. Finds of the preliminary exploring
archaeological site 16 km to km
VI – V century BC III-IV century

9.   
Application Form for Struma Motorway Project – Lot 3.1, Lot 3.3 and Zheleznitsa Tunnel
Received comments and remarks from Jaspers - May 2016
Agreed with Jaspers updated traffic model and CBA
Submission for Jaspers’ review of the updated Application form and supporting documents – 19 December 2016

10. Struma Motorway Lot 3.2 from Krupnik to Kresna  
Struma Motorway Lot 3.2 from Krupnik to Kresna
Lot 3.2 falls in the environmentally sensitive and technically difficult construction area
The intensive traffic on the road through the Kresna Gorge increases the risk of traffic accidents involving casualties.
For Struma Motorway Lot 3.2 passage through the Kresna Gorge various technical alternatives were developed.
Four alternatives (objects of the new EIA) had been currently prepared:
15.4 km long tunnel ( )
Dual Carriageway (2014)
Dual Carriageway (2015)
Eastern Bypass (2016)

11. Long Tunnel Alternative (2008-2014)  
Long Tunnel Alternative ( )

12. Dual Carriageway Alternatives (2014-2015)  
Dual Carriageway Alternatives ( )

13. Eastern Bypass Alternative (2016)  
Eastern Bypass Alternative (2016)
2 lanes and with a total width of 10.5 m
The new carriageway bypasses the Kresna Gorge from the east and the other carriageway uses the existing road E-79 (I-1). The existing road will be rehabilitate and mitigating measures to limit the risk of mortality of wild animals and fragmentation of their habitats will be implement

14.   
EIA Procedure
Developed updated Terms of Reference for the scope and content of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the investment proposal - "Improved layout of Lot 3.2 of Struma Motorway“ will be issued. Consultations with the specialized administrations, stakeholders and public were performed
The statements had been received and processed. The reference for consultations is under preparation as the ToR for EIA have been precised and supplemented
The submission of the ToR for the EIA for consultation with the competent authorities (MoEW and Ministry of Health) will occur in December 2016
Expected preparation of the first draft of the EIA /AA Report - March 2017
Submission of the EIA/AA Report in the MoEW for assessment of their quality
Public consultation on the EIA/AA Report after positive assessment of their quality by the MoEW.

15. Contract Value VAT included
Preparation of project: Road I-1 (E-79) Vidin-Montana-Vratsa, approximate length: 126 km
Activity
Contractor
Contract Value VAT included
DESIGN
І-st section – Vidin- Dimovo, from km to km
ІІ-nd section – Dimovo-Bela-Ruzhintsi, from km to km
„VIA PLAN–BURDA” ASD
,28 BGN
ІІІ-rd section – Ruzhintsi-Montana, from km to km
ІV-th section – Montana-Vratsa, from km to km
"Inzhkonsultproekt" Ltd.
,16 BGN

16. Preparation of project: Road I-1 (E-79) Vidin-Montana-Vratsa, approximate length: 126 km
Activity
Contractor
Contract Value VAT included
Environmental Impact Assessment
"Dango Project Consult" Ltd.
60 372,00 BGN
Auditing road safety on phase preliminary project and technical project
І-st section – Vidin- Dimovo, from km to km
ІІ-nd section – Dimovo-Bela-Ruzhintsi, from km to km
„Safe roads ” ASD
10 000,00 BGN
ІІІ-rd section – Ruzhintsi-Montana, from km to km
ІV-th section – Montana-Vratsa, from km to km
„Road safety ” ASD
14 400,00 BGN
Start of design activity – July 2013
Deadline for preparation of technical projects – July 2018

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