2024-06-28 20:16:17
BGN 53 million upfront funds have already been made beneath the funding program for Bulgarian municipalities, which was adopted with a particular annex to this yr’s finances, the appearing Minister of Regional Growth, Violeta Koritarova, introduced from the parliamentary rostrum.
Your complete program is for over BGN 1.2 billion, and the authorized initiatives may be carried out till the top of 2026. For now, it isn’t potential to estimate what a part of all the monetary useful resource needs to be allotted by the top of the yr, since in Requests for advance funds proceed to return to MRRD, stated Koritarova.
MPs centered on how lengthy the ministry was in a position to evaluate initiatives and approve funds. Koritarova replied that this often occurs inside ten days.
The development of the Vidin – Botevgrad street should proceed instantly with none delay, in order that we do not waste any extra helpful time, stated Koritarova.
The regional minister emphasised that the state is indebted to Northwestern Bulgaria. And he added that, aside from the delay of the “Hemus” freeway, the opposite huge lack for the area is exactly the street between Vidin and Botevgrad. That’s the reason the MRRD workforce has accelerated the tempo of enormous infrastructure initiatives which were began however delayed within the final three years, together with the vital ones for the Northwest.
Violeta Koritarova famous that in reference to the modernization of the route, actions have been taken to shut the Mezdra – Botevgrad street and introduce a brief group of site visitors on bypass routes, for which there’s criticism. The minister introduced that the site visitors is monitored each day and, if vital, the circumstances of the launched non permanent site visitors group can be modified.
Engineer Koritarova introduced info on the progress within the development of all the Vidin – Botevgrad street to the deputies. She defined that 85 km of the observe is at the moment beneath development. On June 7, 2024, a development allow was signed for the modernization of one other 40 km of it within the Ruzhintsi – Montana sections, and a protocol for the opening of a development website can be signed in July. On Could 30, a Allow for using the part above was issued. “Makresh” – p.v. “Bela”, with a size of 14 km.
The actions on the opposite sections of the route modernization are at a special stage. Within the part from the third to the tenth km alongside the part between Vidin and p.v. Act 10, signed on 01.12.2021, “Makresh” is in drive, i.e. the development has been stopped. The approximate completion charge of the positioning is about 32%, and on the part from the previous “Bela” – Ruzhintsi, is roughly 30%.
For Lot 2 of the Mezdra – Botevgrad route from km 161 to km 171, the actions have been accomplished. On Lot 1 from km 174 to km 194, a brief site visitors group was launched this week after a collection of conferences with representatives from Vidin and Montana and with native authorities representatives. The completion of the part with a size of simply over 19 km is 70%. In line with the phrases of the contract, it needs to be accomplished by the top of this yr. Now we have no time to waste. Now’s the summer time development season, it shouldn’t be missed as soon as once more, Violeta Koritarova was categorical.
The regional minister famous that the development of street junctions on two ranges, the modernization of the Mezdra – Botevgrad street within the part from the 161st to the 194th km and the development of quite a few amenities technologically don’t enable regular site visitors on the route. We don’t select the most suitable choice for introducing the bypass, however solely the potential choices, Violeta Koritarova additionally stated. And he identified that in line with the statistics of over 3360 km of republican roads in Northwestern Bulgaria, greater than half are in unhealthy or common situation. Just one third of them – solely about 1158 km – are in good situation. Due to this fact, the site visitors is distributed over a number of completely different detours. All of them go via populated areas, the residents of which undergo inconvenience, however I depend on their persistence, she famous. And added that she has made a dedication to the native authority that after the non permanent group of site visitors is accomplished, the required repairs can be carried out on all of the roads which can be damaged.
The regional minister expressed expectation that the phrases of the contracts for the development of the 2 sections of the Mezdra – Botevgrad street can be revered. The joint effort with the builder is to have the street open to site visitors with one lane in every course by the top of December 2024, though there can be ending works after that. Minister Koritarova reminded that in her assembly with the protesting residents of the village of Burzia a couple of days in the past, the Street Infrastructure Company made a dedication to strictly monitor the implementation each by way of time and high quality and, if vital, to impose sanctions in a well timed method.
Eng. Koritarova introduced that in July a contractor can be chosen to organize the expanded conceptual design and PUP-PP for the route of the long-awaited tunnel beneath Petrokhan.
Contractors have been chosen and by the top of subsequent month, a contract can be concluded for conceptual initiatives for bypassing Vratsa and Vratsa – Montana. By the top of the yr, it’s anticipated {that a} public tender for the restore of the Vratsa – Mezdra street can be held, knowledgeable in response to a query the Chairman of the Administration Board of API Eng. Yordan Valchev, who additionally participated within the listening to.
In response to a different query relating to the upcoming main restore of the Danube bridge close to Ruse, Engineer Valchev knowledgeable that no diversion is predicted and the load on the Danube bridge to Vidin is predicted to be minimal. Our research present that after the closure of Mezdra – Botevgrad, site visitors is especially redirected to the lengthy detour. 550 heavy vehicles go by it a day, and about 150 by the quick one, introduced the chairman of the Board of API.
I recognize any suggestions. Minister Koritarova additionally informed the folks’s representatives that along with the development of the Mezdra-Botevgrad street, security can be vital to us. And he defined that it was for this goal that site visitors via Petrokhan was opened for heavy items automobiles solely in a single course – from Montana to Sofia, the place the pace is decrease because of the ascent. A particular crimson marking is positioned on sharp turns to enhance traction. There’s one tow truck every within the Montana area and in Sofia, that are prepared to reply to a sign. As well as, with a view to clear the way in which via the passage for all these working in Sofia and touring each day, the group was made with the hours wherein the tracks don’t go, in order that automobiles can journey safely. The bypass entered is for 30 days. On this one month, we are going to maintain common conferences, we are going to analyze the state of affairs and, if vital, corrections can be made to the order, reminded Minister Koritarova.