Maritsa motorway
Maritsa motorway | |
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Автомагистрала „Марица“ | |
Route information | |
Part of E80 | |
Length | 117 km (73 mi) |
Major junctions | |
West end | A1 near Chirpan |
East end | D.100 near Kapitan Andreevo |
Location | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Major cities | Dimitrovgrad, Haskovo, Svilengrad |
Highway system | |
The Maritsa motorway (
The planned completion of the last remaining stretch of the motorway was in 2013,[1] but a delay occurred[2] and the complete motorway enterеd service in October 2015.[3]
It is named after the
History
In October 2010, a 31 km section of the Maritsa motorway between the towns of Harmanli and Lyubimets officially opened to traffic.[4] The new interchange at Kapitan Petvo Voyvoda neighbourhood of Svilengrad, providing direct connection with the border crossing to Greece, also opened in October 2010. During construction, 6000-year-old Neolithic remains were found near Haskovo.[5] The bypass of Kapitan Andreevo village in the border area entered service in August 2014.[6] The construction of Haskovo-Harmanli section began in July 2011 and was completed on 28 May 2015.[7] A 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) long second carriageway near Svilengrad was inaugurated on 7 June 2015, while the other carriageway had been built during the 1980s.[8] The last remaining section, between Chirpan and Haskovo, entered service on 29 October 2015.[3]
The construction of the Chirpan-Haskovo and the Haskovo-Harmanli sections of the motorway were co-funded by
Exits
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table.(November 2021) |
Exit | km | Destinations | Lanes | Notes |
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0 | (Sofia, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Yambol, Burgas) | In service | ||
17,8 | Zlatna Livada | In service | ||
38,8 | Haskovo, Dimitrovgrad | In service | ||
65,6 | Simeonovgrad, Harmanli | In service | ||
70,3 | Topolovgrad, Harmanli | In service | ||
89,4 | Lyubimets | In service | ||
99,2 | Svilengrad-west; | In service | ||
102,5 | Svilengrad | In service | ||
114 | Kapitan Andreevo | In service | ||
117,3 | Kapitan Andreevo; Edirne D100 , Istanbul | In service |
References
- ^ "State allocates 32.5M leva for Maritsa motorway". Sofiaecho.com. 18 March 2010.
- ^ "През 2014 г. завършват "Марица", лот 4 на "Струма", обхода на Враца и Кърджали – Подкова". infrastructure.bg. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ a b "След 36 години АМ "Марица" най-после е готова!". plovdiv24.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Bulgaria Opens 31 KM of Maritsa Highway: Bulgaria Opens 31 KM of Maritsa Highway". Novinite.com. 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Bulgaria: Bulgarian Archaeologists Stumble Upon 8000-Year-Old Skeleton". Novinite.com. 24 October 2010.
- ^ "Пуснаха магистрала "Марица" към "Капитан Андреево"" (in Bulgarian). vesti.bg. 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Магистрала "Марица" от днес е с 34 км по-дълга" (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik. 28 May 2015.
- ^ "От днес се пуска в движение дясното платно на автомагистрала "Марица"" (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik. 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Bulgaria: EU Approves Bulgaria's Major Operative Programs". Novinite.com. 7 November 2007.
- ^ "СИМЕОН ДЯНКОВ ЩЕ НАПРАВИ ИНСПЕКЦИЯ НА ГКПП "КАПИТАН АНДРЕЕВО"". Ministry of finance. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2014-01-11.