Botevgrad-Vidin expressway

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 expressway shall provide grade-separated dual carriageway with two lanes in each direction and it shall replace or supersede the existing I-1 road.

Vidin-Botevgrad expressway
Скоростен път „Видин-Ботевград“
Vidin-Botevgrad expressway highlighted
Route information
Length18.5 km (11.5 mi)
88 km (55 mi) under construction
176 km (109 mi) planned
Major junctions
FromVidin, New Europe Bridge, E79;
ToBotevgrad, E79,
Location
CountryBulgaria
Major citiesMezdra, Vratsa, Montana
Highway system

The route is part of the Pan-European Corridor IV. It is also part of the European route E79, that runs from Miskolc (Hungary) to Thessaloniki (Greece) and part of the proposed Via Carpatia route.

In June 2014, tenders for construction of two sections between Botevgrad and Mezdra were announced.[1][2] In September 2014, the Road Infrastructure Agency announced that construction of Vidin-Botevgrad expressway shall be financed by an EIB loan.[3]

In the end of December 2015, the bypass of Montana was inaugurated.[4]

Sections of the expressway
Section km Destinations Notes
1 30 Vidin - Makresh Construction works
2.1 14 Makresh - Bela Construction works
2.2 11 Bela - Ruzintsi Construction works
2.3 30 Ruzintsi -Montana Tendered
2.4 11 Montana By-Pass Opened
3.1 28.7 Montana - Vratsa Planned
3.2 14 Vratsa By-Pass Planned
3.3 9 Vratsa - Mezdra Planned
4.1 13 Mezdra - Lutidil Construction works
4.2 19.32 Lutidil - Botevgrad Construction works

Exit list
Exit km Destinations Lanes Notes
2.9 Vidin, Koshava Opened
6 Vidin, Bregovo Construction works
8,9 Vidin, Vrashka chuka Construction works
9,6 Vidin-industrial zone Construction works
20,3 Dunavtsi, Sinagovtsi Construction works
30,2 Kula, Sratsimirovo Construction works
36 Makresh, Dimovo Construction works
46.4 Bela, Dimovo Construction works
51,6 I-1 road Construction works
58,6 Ruzhintsi Construction works
72,4 Belotins Construction works
84,9 Vinishte Tender
98 Montana Tender
102,7 Montana Opened
114,5 Scrap, Lom Opened
120 Krapchene Opened
127,5 Sumer Planned
143 Vratsa Planned

References
  1. ""Определяне на изпълнител за допълнително проектиране и строителство на обект: "Път І–1 (Е-79) "Мездра – Ботевград" Лот 1, от км 174+800 до км 194+122"" (in Bulgarian). 2014-06-27. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23.
  2. ""Определяне на изпълнител за допълнително проектиране и строителство на обект: "Път І–1 (Е-79) "Мездра – Ботевград" Лот 2, от км 161+367 до км 174+800"" (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2015-09-23.
  3. "Развитието на коридор №4 по направлението Видин – Ботевград е ключов приоритет на АПИ" (in Bulgarian). RIA. September 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17.
  4. "Над 46,5 млн. лв. са инвестирани в изграждането на обходния път на Монтана" (in Bulgarian). RIA. 29 December 2015.

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