Hemus motorway

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Hemus motorway
Автомагистрала „Хемус“
Hemus motorway highlighted in red and yellow
Route information
Length418 km (260 mi)
178 km (111 mi) built
Major junctions
FromSofia
ToVarna (not constructed from near Yablanitsa to near Shumen)
Location
Major citiesBotevgrad, Shumen (future: Pleven, Lovech, Veliko Tarnovo and Targovishte)
Highway system
Motorways in Bulgaria

The Hemus motorway (Bulgarian: Автомагистрала „Хемус“, Avtomagistrala "Hemus") or Haemus motorway, designated A2, is a partially built motorway in Bulgaria. Its planned length is 418 km, of which 178,6 km are in operation as of June 2020.[1] The motorway in operation is divided into two sections — the first one links the capital Sofia with Boaza near Yablanitsa, crossing Stara planina (Balkan mountains), and the second segment connects Varna and Belokopitivo near Shumen. According to the plans, Hemus motorway would connect Sofia with the third-largest city of Varna, at the Black Sea coast, duplicating European route E70 (Varna–Shumen), European route E772 (Shumen–Yablanitsa) and European route E83 (Yablanitsa–Sofia).

History[]

October 4, 1974[]

The construction of the motorway officially began. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by the First Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP), Todor Zhivkov. [2]

1999[]

The Pravets–Yablanitsa section of the Hemus motorway was officially opened on 5 December 1999. Due to the mountainous terrain through the Stara Planina the section, 5.47 km in length with another 16 km reconstructed, features two viaducts and one tunnel (Praveshki hanove), while the whole Sofia–Yablanitsa section has three more tunnels. The construction of the Pravets–Yablanitsa section began in the 1984 but ceased in the late 1980s due to lack of funds to be finished in 1998–1999.[3]

2005[]

The 12.8 km section connecting Shumen with Kaspichan to the east was opened on 30 December 2005 and cost 77.6 million leva.[4]

2013[]

  • In July 2013 a segment of the motorway at Shumen opened.[5]
  • In August 2013 a 8.46 km segment, connecting the Sofia ring road and the Yana junction, opened to traffic.[6]

2015[]

In August 2015, a 4.9 km segment, including the Belokopitovo interchange (with I-2 road), was inaugurated.[7]

2019[]

In October 2019, а 9.3 km segment, connecting Yablanitsa with the I-4 road near the Boaza ravine of Vit, was inaugurated.[8]

Recent Developments[]

In January 2013 National Company "Strategic Infrastructure Projects" (NCSIP), a state-run company, tendered feasibility study for the remaining sections of Hemus motorway (Yablanitsa-).[9] In 2014 NCSIP signed contracts for drawing conceptual designs for all 8 lots of the motorway. In January 2015, a tender for design and build of 2 lots, between Yablanitsa and the Pleven/Lovech road, has been announced by NCSIP.[10] In 2016 NCSIP was closed, with all activities being transferred to the Roads Agency. The tender for construction of the Yablanitsa - Pleven/Lovech road was cancelled due to lack of secured financing and later in 2016 a new tender for a shorter 9 km stretch between Yablanitsa and Boaza has been announced.

Exits[]

Exit km Destinations Lanes Notes
AB-grün.svg AB-AS-blau.svg 0 Sofia ring road 3 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 1.4 Nat road 6 BG.svg Tabliczka E871.svg 3 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 8.4 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 21.7 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 30.2 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-Tunnel.svg 33 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-Tunnel.svg 40 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-Tunnel.svg 42 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 47 Botevgrad Nat road 1 BG.svg Tabliczka E79.svg 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 52.7 Pravets 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-Tunnel.svg 55 2 active lanes no emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 60.4 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 67.8 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 74.6 Yablanitsa 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 78.5 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 87.8 Nat road 4 BG.svg 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 103.2 Dermantsi 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Under construction
AB-AS-blau.svg 122.3 Kalenik 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Under construction
AB-AS-blau.svg 139.3 Pleven 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Under construction
AB-AS-blau.svg 166.1 Letnitsa 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Under construction
AB-AS-blau.svg 189.3 Pavlikeni 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Planned
AB-AS-blau.svg 222 Polikraishte, Veliko Tarnovo Nat road 5 BG.svg Tabliczka E85.svg 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Planned
AB-AS-blau.svg 265.6 Kovachevsko kale 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Planned
AB-AS-blau.svg 299 Loznitsa 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Planned
AB-AS-blau.svg 310.9 Buhovtsi Nat road 4 BG.svg 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Under construction
AB-AS-blau.svg 327.2[11] Nat road 2 BG.svg Nat road 4 BG.svg Tabliczka E70.svg 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 338 Shumen-east 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 348.6 Kaspichan, Novi Pazar 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 357 Nevsha 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 361.8 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 372 Provadia-north (road III-208) 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 380.3 Provadia-east, 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 387.3 Devnya 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 392.5 Povelyanovo 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 398 Slanchevo 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 408 Airplane silhouette.svg Varna Airport 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-ende-grün.svg AB-AS-blau.svg 418 Varna-west 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service

Miscellaneous[]

Gallery[]

  • The Viaduct at Vitinya Pass

  • Vitinya Tunnel on A-2 Hemus Motorway, Bulgaria

  • Echemishka Tunnel on A-2 Hemus Motorway, Bulgaria

  • Topli Dol Tunnel on A-2 Hemus Motorway, Bulgaria

References[]

  1. ^ "АМ "ХЕМУС"". ncsip.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ "45 години от първата копка на АМ "Хемус"" (in Bulgarian). Moreto.net. 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Иван Костов откри участъка Правец - Ябланица на магистрала "Хемус"". Botevgradski Vesti. 6 December 1999.
  4. ^ "Строежът на "Хемус" е в ръцете на държавата". BiG.BG. 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Инж. Лазар Лазаров присъства на пускането на движението по участък от АМ "Хемус"" (in Bulgarian). API. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ^ "The New Section of Hemus Motorway – Link with Sofia Ring Road – Road Junction Yana Has Been Opened for Traffic". API. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Магистрала "Хемус" от днес е с пет километра по-дълга" (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik. 3 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Премиерът Борисов на новия участък от „Хемус": Това е едно изключително съоръжение, за което българските строители имат много да разказват" (in Bulgarian). API. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Feasibility Study for the Hemus Motorway". ncsip.bg. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Тръгна процедурата за удължаването на "Хемус" до разклона за Плевен и Ловеч" (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik. 9 January 2015.
  11. ^ "API :: Начало". www.api.bg. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2015-10-20.

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