Trakia motorway
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| Автомагистрала „Тракия“ | |
 Trakia motorway highlighted in red and yellow | |
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Part of  E80 | |
| Length | 360 km (220 mi) |
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| From | Sofia |
| To | Burgas |
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Major cities | Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Yambol |
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The Trakia motorway (
Trakia motorway connects with the
At its east end, nearby Burgas, Trakia motorway will merge with the planned Cherno More motorway (A5) providing fast access from the south to the city of Varna and the beach resorts on the Black Sea.
Maritsa motorway (A4) branches off at Orizovo Interchange at kilometer 169 to link Trakia motorway with Turkey at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing. The interchange is situated between Plovdiv and Chirpan, roughly 5 km north of Parvomay.
History
The construction of the motorway began in 1973 and the first 10 km from Sofia to
Meanwhile, in 2005 a controversial concession contract was signed by the Bulgarian government and a Portuguese-led consortium.
In 2009 and 2010, tenders for the construction of Stara Zagora - Nova Zagora, Nova Zagora - Yambol-west interchange, and Yambol-west interchange - Karnobat sections, totalling 116.8 km, were conducted and contracts were signed. The sections between Stara Zagora and Yambol-east interchange opened to traffic in mid-2012, while the last remaining section between Yambol-east interchange and Karnobat interchange was completed on 15 July 2013.[5]
Exits
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0 | Sofia ring road, Tsarigradsko shose
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4,4 | Lozen, Ravno pole |
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5.9 | Novi Han | 
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23,3 | Vakarel |
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In service |
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34,3 | Ihtiman-north |
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In service |
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46,2 | Ihtiman-south, Kostenets |
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54,0 | Trayanovi vrata (675 m) |
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60,2 | Vetren |
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68,9 | Tserovo, Velingrad |
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79,8 | Kalugerovo, Dinkata |
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89,9 | Pazardzhik, Panagyurishte |
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112,3 | Tsalapitsa, Saedinenie |
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118,9 | Plovdiv-west, Pamporovo (to and from west only) |
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120,6 | Plovdiv-west, Pamporovo (to and from east only) |
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126,1 | Plovdiv-north |
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132,3 | Plovdiv-east |
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137,2 | Trilistnik |
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150,2 | Belozem |
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164,3 | Parvomay, Plodovitovo |
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168,5 |  (Haskovo/Dimitrovgrad; Istanbul  ;  )
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174,5 | Chirpan-west |
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184,7 | Chirpan-east, Stara Zagora-west |
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208,2 | Stara Zagora, Haskovo  
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240 | Nova Zagora |
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275,4 | Yambol-west, Sliven |
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283 | Rest area, Kabile
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289,4 | Yambol-east 
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323,8 | Karnobat |
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351 | Neftochim oil refinery
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359 | Burgas, Vetren, Aytos  
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Gallery
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Trakia motorway near Nova Zagora -
Trakia motorway near the village of Vakarel -
Trakia motorway at Vakarel-Panagyurishte junction -
Trakia motorway near Burgas
References
- ^ "Bulgaria Opens Monday Its First Completed HWY Trakiya". novinite.com. 15 July 2013.
- ^ "News - Bulgaria's 1st Fully Accomplished Motorway Opened July 15".
- ^ "PM VIDENOV OPENS 32-KM SECTION OF TRAKIA MOTORWAY". hri.org. 17 November 1995. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Нова съдебна атака срещу концесията на "Тракия"". mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). 2006-04-04. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ ""Тракия" - първата цяла магистрала на България". btv.bg.