Operational Programme on Transport Coordination of Programmes and Projects Directorate December 2007 Ministry of Transport

Partnership principle  The OP on Transport was developed by a Working Group, established in October 2004 with an Order of the Minister of Transport.  40 Members of the Working Group – representatives of the key ministries, local administration, NGOs, Employer’s, transport and environment organizations, Universities, socio- economic partners.  The OP on Transport was approved by the EC on the 7-th of November 2007.

Indicative Financial Plan of the OP on Transport №Priority axes % of the budget 1 Development of railway infrastructure along the major national and Pan-European transport axes 28,95% 2 Development of road infrastructure along the major national and Pan-European transport axes 49,39% 3 Improvement of intermodality for passenger and freight 10,54% 4 Improvement of the maritime and inland-waterway navigation 7,83% 5 Technical Assistance 3,29% Total 100%

Development of railway infrastructure along Trans- European and the major national transport axes

Projects € mill Modernization of Vidin-Sofia railway line320,00 Electrification and Reconstruction of Svilengrad – Turkish border railway line35,00 Modernization of Sofia-Plovdiv railway line125,00 Modernization of Sofia-Pernik-Radomir railway line100,00 Indicative budget: Alternative projects: 580,00 Renewal of railway section along Plovdiv-Burgas railway line63,00 Modernization of Sofia-Dragoman railway line83,00 Renewal of railway section along Mezdra-Gorna Oryahovitza railway line160,00 Doubling and electrification of Parvomai- Iabalkovo railway line 23,00

Development of road infrastructure along Trans- European and the major national transport axes

Projects € mln (E 79) Vidin – Montana32,00 I-5 Kardjali-Podkova32,00 (E 79) Vratza - Botevgrad85,00 Construction of Struma Motorway600,00 Connection of the Hemus Motorway to the Sofia Ring Road32,00 Construction of Maritza Motorway – from т км 5 до км Indicative budget Alternative projects: 989,59 Project Rehabilitation of transit roads IV – phase II22,70 Constriction of Ring Road along TEN-T- Phase I80,00 Reaching the technical and operational parameters of the road infrastructure in accordance with the European standards, L-880 км 107,63

Improvement of intermodality for passengers and freights Projects € mill Extension of the Metropolitan Sofia from “Hemus” Hotel to Central Station and Central Bus Station from “Drujba” to the new terminal at the Sofia Airport 185,19 Construction of intermodal terminal in Sofia 25,90 Indicative budget : Alternative project: 211,09 Construction of intermodal terminal in Plovdiv 30,00

Improvement of the maritime and inland-waterway navigation Project € mill Improvement of the navigation on the Danube in joint Bulgarian - Romanian parts: from rkm 530 to rkm 520 – Bathin from rkm 576 to rkm Belene 138,00 River Information Services System in the Establishment of Bulgarian part of Danube River 15,00 Vessel Traffic Management Information System – phase 3 3,85 Indicative budget156,85

Institutional framework of the Operational Programme on Transport  Managing authority : With a Council of Ministers Decree № 4/ , put into force since , Coordination of Programmes and Projects Directorate within the Ministry of Transport was nominated to act as Managing Authority of the Operational Programme on Transport.  Beneficiaries :  National Railway Infrastructure Company  National Fund Road Infrastructure  Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of Danube River  Maritime Administration Executive Agency  “Metropolitan” JSC

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