Maritsa motorway
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The Maritsa motorway is part of Pan-European corridor
number 10, which connects Central Europe
with Asia
. The project links the town of Parvomay
and Kapitan Andreevo
at the Turkish
border. Its projected length is 114 km of which 37 km are built, the planned opening date is May 2011. The Maritsa motorway designated A3, which will branch off from east of Plovdiv
just west of Chirpan
at the Orizovo Interchange and 5 km north of Parvomay, at the Orizovo Interchange it will run south east to the Turkish
border. The EU agreed funding for the completion of this project in November 2007.http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=87267.Its construction runs in the same direction as an existing length of the route 8 road. The route 8 road that runs near to the city of Parvomay
is mainly only a two lane road and carries much of the road freight to and from Turkey. The completion of the A3 Maritsa Motorway will attempt to reduce this congestion.
The Current Bulgarian GERB government (2010) has promised the completion of the Trakia, Maritsa, and Lyulin Highways by the end of its term in 2013, and tangible progress on the Struma and Black Sea Highways. In October 2010, Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, officially opened a 31-km section of the Maritsa Highway between the towns of Harmanli
and Lyubimets
.
The new road junction near Novo Selo, providing direct connection with the highway to Greece, also opened in October 2010. During construction 6000 year old Neolithic remains were found near Haskovo
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=121454.
There are 67 km still being build. The Maritsa Highway runs between the village of Orizovo, near Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv and the "Capitan Andreevo" cross-border point with Turkey. The highway is part of the trans-European corridor from Dresden, Germany to Istanbul and part of the trans-European highway connecting Central and Eastern Europe with the Middle East and Asia. The highway will connect to the Trakiya Highway near Orizovo.http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=120709
Pan-European corridors
The ten Pan-European transport corridors were defined at the second Pan-European transport Conference in Crete, March 1994, as routes in Central and Eastern Europe that required major investment over the next ten to fifteen years. Additions were made at the third conference in Helsinki in 1997...
number 10, which connects Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
with Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. The project links the town of Parvomay
Parvomay
Parvomay is a town and the name of a Municipality in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in Plovdiv Province region close to the towns Sadovo and Chirpan. The English translation is sometimes given as Parvomai or Purvomai...
and Kapitan Andreevo
Kapitan Andreevo
Kapitan Andreevo is a village in Svilengrad municipality, Haskovo Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2005 it has 948 inhabitants and the mayor is Dimitar Shiderov. Due to the proximity with Turkey, there is a major border checkpoint built there, with the Turkish side of the checkpoint being called...
at the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
border. Its projected length is 114 km of which 37 km are built, the planned opening date is May 2011. The Maritsa motorway designated A3, which will branch off from east of Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
just west of Chirpan
Chirpan
Chirpan is a town on the Tekirska River in Stara Zagora Province, South-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Chirpan Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 16,355 inhabitants....
at the Orizovo Interchange and 5 km north of Parvomay, at the Orizovo Interchange it will run south east to the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
border. The EU agreed funding for the completion of this project in November 2007.http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=87267.Its construction runs in the same direction as an existing length of the route 8 road. The route 8 road that runs near to the city of Parvomay
Parvomay
Parvomay is a town and the name of a Municipality in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in Plovdiv Province region close to the towns Sadovo and Chirpan. The English translation is sometimes given as Parvomai or Purvomai...
is mainly only a two lane road and carries much of the road freight to and from Turkey. The completion of the A3 Maritsa Motorway will attempt to reduce this congestion.
The Current Bulgarian GERB government (2010) has promised the completion of the Trakia, Maritsa, and Lyulin Highways by the end of its term in 2013, and tangible progress on the Struma and Black Sea Highways. In October 2010, Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, officially opened a 31-km section of the Maritsa Highway between the towns of Harmanli
Harmanli
Harmanli is a town in Haskovo Province, South-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Harmanli Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 18,557 inhabitants....
and Lyubimets
Lyubimets
Lyubimets is a small town in Haskovo Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Lyubimets Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 7,670 inhabitants....
.
The new road junction near Novo Selo, providing direct connection with the highway to Greece, also opened in October 2010. During construction 6000 year old Neolithic remains were found near Haskovo
Haskovo
Haskovo , is a city, an administrative centre of the homonymous Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey. As of February 2011, it has a population of 74,843 inhabitants....
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=121454.
There are 67 km still being build. The Maritsa Highway runs between the village of Orizovo, near Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv and the "Capitan Andreevo" cross-border point with Turkey. The highway is part of the trans-European corridor from Dresden, Germany to Istanbul and part of the trans-European highway connecting Central and Eastern Europe with the Middle East and Asia. The highway will connect to the Trakiya Highway near Orizovo.http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=120709