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OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME
ON TRANSPORT 2007-2013
Nelly Yordanova
Head of Managing Authority
Structural Funds in Bulgaria: Possibilities in Environment, Infrastructure,
Construction, Information and Communication Technology
Torino, Italy 27April 2009
BULGARIAN NATIONAL TRANSPORT POLICY
STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Transport Infrastructure in the Republic of Bulgaria untill 2015
• Optimization of the capacity and efficiency of the existing transport
infrastructure
• Construction and development of the key transport infrastructure
connections of national, cross-border and European importance and
improving the interoperability of the major railway lines
• Development of the road infrastructure and its integration into the EU
network
• Modernization of the port infrastructure
• Improving the navigation conditions and encouraging the development
of intermodal transport
• Development and modernization of the airports and adjusting
them to the requirements of the EU in the field of
environmental protection
• Promote the public-private partnerships
GOALS OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME ON
TRANSPORT /OPT/
Overall Goal
Development of sustainable transport
Specific Goals
 Integration of the national transport system in the EU
transport network
 Achievement of balance between different modes of
transport
OPT PRIORITY AXES
Development of railway infrastructure along the TransEuropean and major national transport axes
Development of road infrastructure along the TransEuropean and major national transport axes
Improvement of intermodality for passengers and
freight
Improvement of the maritime and inland-waterway
navigation
Technical Assistance
BUDGET ALLOCATION
№
Priority axes
% of the
Budget
1
Development of railway infrastructure along the
Trans-European and major national transport
axes
28,95%
2
Development of road infrastructure along the
Trans- European and major national transport
axes
49,39%
3
Improvement of intermodality for passengers
and freight
10,54%
4
Improvement of the maritime and inlandwaterway navigation
7,83%
5
Technical Assistance
3,29%
Total
100%
DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
The Priority axis Development of railway infrastructure
along Trans-European and major national transport axes
comprises a group of operations which are closely
related and have the following specific measurable
goals:
 Modernization, rehabilitation and electrification of railway
sections along the Trans-European transport axes of nationwide and EU importance;
 Modernization, rehabilitation and electrification of railway
sections connecting the main railway network of
Republic of Bulgaria with the main railway
networks of the neighboring countries
DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
Projects
Modernization of Vidin-Sofia railway line
€ mln
320,00
Electrification and Reconstruction of Svilengrad – Turkish
border railway line
35,00
Modernization of Sofia-Plovdiv railway line
125,00
Modernization of Sofia-Pernik-Radomir railway line
100,00
Indicative budget:
580,00
DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
The priority axis comprises a group of operations which are
related and have the following specific, measurable goals:
 Establishment and development of the main road infrastructure of
nation wide, EU importance and road infrastructure connecting the
main road network of RB with the main road networks of the
neighboring countries.
 Construction of new and rehabilitation and modernization of the
existing motorways and I class roads of nation-wide and EU
importance.
 Construction of new and modernization and rehabilitation of the
existing II class roads along the TEN-T of nation-wide and
EU importance.
 Construction, modernization and rehabilitation of road sections
connecting the main road network of RB with
the main road networks of the neighboring countries.
DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
Projects
€ mln
(E 79) Vidin – Montana
32,00
I-5 Kardjali-Podkova
32,00
(E 79) Vratza - Botevgrad
85,00
Construction of Struma Motorway
600,00
Connection of the Hemus Motorway to the Sofia Ring
Road
32,00
Construction of Maritza Motorway – from км 5 до км 72
208.59
Indicative budget
989,59
DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENT OF INTERMODALITY FOR
PASSENGERS AND FREIGHTS
Operations under the Priority Axis could be
summarized as follows:
Construction of new intermodal terminals and the
improvement of the technical, technological and
operational parameters of the existing terminals
Construction of freight villages in the related
areas
Development of multimodal mobility for
passengers in Sofia
IMPROVEMENT OF INTERMODALITY FOR
PASSENGERS AND FREIGHTS
Projects
€ mln
Extension of the Metropoliten Sofia from “Hemus”
Hotel to Central Station and Central Bus Station
185,19
Construction of intermodal terminal in Sofia
25,90
Indicative budget :
211,09
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MARITIME AND
INLAND-WATERWAY NAVIGATION
The priority axis comprises a group of operations
which are related and have the following specific,
measurable goal:
 Improvement of the vessel traffic conditions on the
Danube River and the Bulgarian maritime spaces.
The operations under the Priority axes Improvement
of the maritime and inland-waterway navigation will
be related to the:
 Removing the bottlenecks on the Danube River
 Setting up and development of navigation information
systems
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MARITIME AND
INLAND-WATERWAY NAVIGATION
Projects
€ mln
Improvement of the navigation on the Danube in joint
Bulgarian - Romanian parts: from rkm 530 to rkm 520 –
Bathin from rkm 576 to rkm 560 - Belene
138,00
River Information Services System in the Establishment
of Bulgarian part of Danube River
15,00
Vessel Traffic Management Information System – phase 3
3,85
Indicative budget
156,85
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
Operational Programme on Transport
Managing authority:
Coordination of Programmes and Projects Directorate within the
Ministry of Transport
Beneficiaries :
- National Railway Infrastructure Company
- National Agency Road Infrastructure
- Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of Danube River
- State enterprise “Port Infrastructure”
- “Metropolitan” JSC
BENEFICIARY'S RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Preparation – Feasibility studies, Preliminary
project, Environmental impact assessment, land
acquisition etc.;
Application form – Socio-economical analysis, CostBenefit Analysis etc.;
Tender procedure – preparation, execution and
contracting;
Effective monitoring and control system for project
execution;
Regular reporting to MA for project progress;
Following information and publicity requirements.
MA`S RESPONSIBILITIES
Overall implementation of OP Transport;
Assessment of Application forms for projects, financed by
OPT;
Review and proceeding projects over 50 mln. Euro to the
European Commission for approval;
Ex-ante control of beneficiary's tender documentations;
Monitoring during project implementation – monthly
meetings, check on the spot, Monitoring Committee etc.
THANK YOU FOR
ATTENTION !
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