Maritsa Motorway Should be Launched by End of August – Minister

Bulgaria's Regional Minister Lilyana Pavlova announced in the town of Haskovo on Saturday that Maritsa Motorway is expected to be completed by the end of August. Since the two lots of the motorway are funded under Operational Programme Transport, their completion until the end of the year is compulsory, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) reports. 

Pavlova assured that in case there are no natural disasters, the first section should be constructed by the end of June, while the complete motorway should be launched by the end of August. The Regional Minister also said that the budget under Operational Programme “Regions in Growth” amounted to slightly over 3 billion levs, 

its priority axis being urban development and restoration. The budget allocated for the town of Haskovo under this axis was 32 million levs, while that for the town of Dimitrovgrad amounted to 23 million levs. These funds could be expended on projects related with

urban environment, public works, public transport, energy efficiency of schools and kindergartens. Pavlova presented in Haskovo the national programme on energy efficiency of multifamily residential buildings. The Regional Minister pointed that among the aims of the programme were the reduction of the heating expenses of households and the provision of employment opportunities.