Rehabilitation of the Railway Infrastructure along Sections of the Plovdiv-Burgas Line in Bulgaria
Reference: 20110529
Release date: 08 November 2012
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
Bulgaria
Location
Bulgaria
Description
The project aims to restore original design parameters of the sections Mihaylovo-Kaloyanovetz, Stara Zagora-Zimnitza and Tzerkovsky-Burgas with a total refurbishment route of 177.4 km.
The project is located on the TEN-T network and co-financed with the EU Cohesion Fund; the project has been prepared with Jaspers assistance.
Objectives
The project will contribute to reduce journey times for Freight and Passenger Traffic between Sofia and Burgas, and will improve the railway transport safety and the region connectivity.
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Sector(s)
Transport
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 42 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 212 million
Environmental aspects
The project falls under Annex II of the EIA Directive 85/337/EEC, as amended, and the Competent Authority decided (Decision Number 27-IIP/2009) that, in this case, no EIA is required and that the project is not likely to have significant effects on a site of nature conservation importance.
Procurement
The project has been procured by the National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) and contracts have been awarded through international open tenders in accordance with the Directive 2004/18/EC.
Status
Under appraisal
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08/11/2012.
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