1. PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE BG 2020 MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО

2. PAN EUROPEAN TRANSPORT CORRIDORS MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО

3. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО

4. Road Junctions – 268 km MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО Motorways – 418 km I Class roads – 2975 km I Class roads – 4027 km

5. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО

6. Metropolitan area of the Capital city of Sofia; 9 main development poles of transnational importance: Plovdiv, Burgas, Varna, Stara Zagora, Ruse, Pleven, Vidin, Blagoevgrad, Veliko Tarnovo; Main development axes based on the TEN-T corridors and on other transport infrastructure of European importance. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО The secondary development poles and axes in Bulgaria: 10 secondary development poles of national importance: Vratsa, Gabrovo, Silistra, Dobrich, Shumen, Sliven, Haskovo, Kardzhali, Smolyan, Kyustendil; Secondary development axes based on other transport infrastructure of European importance. Main development poles and axes in Bulgaria

7. Average Good Bad Condition of national roads in percents MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО 1985199019952000

8. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО Average daily traffic intensity per year

9. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО Investments in road network 2001-2009 in mln. BGN

10. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО Expected investments in road network Till 2020 in mln. Euro

11. Operational programme Transport (Indicative cost ): 990 mln. Euro Operational programme Regional development 255 mln. Euro ISPA programme: 153,25 mln. Euro Programme “State investment loans” : Transit roads 5 project /Co-financed by loan from EIB/ cost 705 mln. Euro ; Project for rehabilitation of road infrastructure /Co-financed by loan from IBRD/ cost 144 mln. Euro. Planned investments for programmes with financing by EU for the period 2007-2013: MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО

12. Operational Programme Transport Σ 990 Million Euro MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО Remaining programme period 2010 – 2013 1. Trakia MW (from Sofia to Burgas) – 115 km – 350 Million Euro 2. Mariza MW (from BG to TR) – 67 km – 208 Million Euro 3. Struma MW (from BG to GR) – 132 km – 250 Million Euro 4. Kardshali – Podkova (from BG to GR) – 28 km – 32 Million Euro 5. Hemus MW (from Sofia to Varna) – 8.5 km – 32 Million Euro 6. Е-79, Vraza – Botevgrad (north of Sofia) – 31 km – 85 Million Euro 7. Е-79, Vidin – Montana (from RO to BG) – 20 km – 32 Million Euro

13. OPT – 2007-2013 PROGRAMME PERIOD OPT – 2014-2020 PROGRAMME PERIOD MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО Operational Programme Transport

14. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО Operational Programme Transport Programme period 2014 – 2020 1. Struma MW Lot 3 /Blagoevgrad - Sandanski/ Total length: 67.5 km, Indicative cost 500 mln. Euro 2. Trakia MW Lot 6 /Burgas – Varna/– Length:100 km, Indicative cost: € 350 mln. Euro 3. Trakia MW Lot 0 /Sofia – Kalotina/– Length: 50 km Indicative cost: € 150 mln. Euro 4.Express way “Sofia – Gyueshevo” Length: 85 km Indic. cost: € 200 mln. Euro 5.Express way “Ruse – Shumen ”, indicatice cost 150 mln. Euro 6.Express way Ruse – Veliko Tarnovo – Gabrovo, incl. Shipka tunnel – Stara Zagora – ind. Cost 350 mln. Euro 7. “Hemus” Motorway 245 km indicative cost 1.2 bln. Euro 8. “Rila” express way /Gyueshevo – Ihtiman/ 80 km, indicative cost 200 mln. Euro 9.Sofia ring road north tangent, indicatice cost 500 mln. Euro 9. Bridges on the Danube river – Silistra-Kalarash, Oryahovo-Beket, indicatice cost 400 mln. Euro Σ 4 Billion Euro

15. OPT – 2007-2013 PROGRAMME PERIOD OPT – 2014-2020 PROGRAMME PERIOD MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО Operational Programme Transport

16. Modernization of road “Ruse – Shumen” MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО     Operational Programme Transport Programme period 2014 – 2020

17. OPRD Phase 1 14 Lots, ongoing tender procedures for construction works. Expected beginning of construction – 07.2010. OPRD Phase 2 14 Lots, tender documents are submitted for approval. Expected start of tender procedures – first half of 2010. Expected beginning of construction – End of 2010. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО Operational Programme Regional Development 2007 - 2013 OPRD Phase 3 Reserve list of 14 Lots, ready to be included in the programme.

18. Transit roads 5 programme MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО

19. PROGRAMME FOR HARMONIZING THE NATIONAL PRIMARY ROAD NETWORK MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

20. Road programmes in preparation MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО Programme for rehabilitation and reconstruction of bridges – 64 bridges, indicative cost 60 mln. Euro Road safety programme – 100 dangerous road crossings. Indicative cost 30 mln. Euro Road maintenance – new approach and contracts 200 mln. Euro per year Operational programme Transport 2014 – 2020 – 4 bln. Euro Operational programme Regional Development 2014 – 2020 1 bln. Euro Danube strategy – Priority axes “Connectivity”

21. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА РЕГИОНАЛНОТО РАЗВИТИЕ И БЛАГОУСТРОЙСТВОТО “Vision without action is only dreaming, action without vision is only passing time, vision with action can change the world" Nelson Mandela