2024-07-10 06:59:58
In the next week, the movement in the “Topli Dol” and “Praveshki Khanov” tunnels of the “Hemus” AM in the direction of Varna will be opened and it will be possible to carry out without restrictions. This was announced by the press center of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.
The Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, Engineer Violeta Koritarova, inspected the repair works in the facilities today. The Chairman of the Management Board of the Road Infrastructure Agency, Eng. Yordan Valchev, and Eng. Ventsislav Atanasov, a member of the Management Board of API, also took part in the inspection.
The repair of the two tunnels will continue in the fall in the pipes to Sofia. The interruption of construction work is to ease traffic during the summer tourist season. The estimated deadline for the final completion of the overhaul of the two tunnels of the “Hemus” AM is the summer of 2025. The overhaul of the two tunnels in the tubes in the direction of Varna began in November last year. The “Topli dol” tunnel has been in operation since 1985. , and “Praveshki Inns” from the end of the 90s of the last century and until now have not been fundamentally renovated.
Later, Minister Koritarova, together with the regional governor of Ruse Dragomir Draganov and the management of API, also checked the progress of the work on the construction of nearly 8 kilometers of the Byala bypass road, which is part of the future highway “Ruse – Veliko Tarnovo”. construction is the section between km 61 and km 69, for which there is a technical design and a construction permit. “Tsenovo”. For the remaining 27.5 km of the section – from km 40 to km 61 and from km 69 to km 76, a technical project has been presented, which is to be examined by experts at the API For the “Ruse – Byala” section, a technical project is currently being prepared.
Work is underway on the 35.4 km long “By-pass town of Byala” section of the Ruse-Veliko Tarnovo highway. By the beginning of September, public contracts for engineering and construction supervision for the “Byala-Veliko Tarnovo” section will be announced, it was reported Violeta Koritarova.
Tomorrow, July 10, Minister Koritarova will launch the major repair of the Danube bridge near Ruse. Construction activities will take place without stopping traffic and the facility will not be closed. The site will be worked on daily for 10-12 hours a day, during the daylight hours. The work process will be organized and carried out in such a way that vehicles pass in stages in both directions in the non-work lane. Construction works will be carried out in 6 stages. In the first two is the main repair of the overpass of the facility on Bulgarian territory. First, traffic will be restricted in the lane for entering Bulgaria, and then for exiting in the direction of Romania. The estimated period for carrying out the repair works in this section is about 4 and a half months for each of the lanes.
For better organization of traffic, traffic regulation will be carried out with an adaptive traffic light system. It will be able to be moved and placed in the relevant part of the bridge that is being repaired. The size and height of the facility does not allow safe work at night, and the protection of life and health of travelers and construction workers on the site is paramount. If the execution of some activities can be done safely during the dark part of the day, it will be done.