LONGEST TUNNEL IN EUROPE WILL BE IN BULGARIA
With almost 37 kilomers, the longest tunnel in Europe will be located in Bulgaria, along the new section of the Struma highway underneath the Kresna gorge between Blagoevgrad and Sandanski, local media report.
The total length of the highway stretch will be 65 kilometers.
"This is the longest tunnel facility in Europe and the second longest in the world," Minister of Regional Development Desislava Terzieva boasted.
The estimated cost of the project is BGN 1.7B.
According to information from the minister, tenders for the tunnel will start by the middle of this year and will continue through 2014. She said the Struma highway, with a total length of 150 kilometers from the village of Daskalovo to the Greek border, will be toll free.
Копирано от standartnews.comWith almost 37 kilomers, the longest tunnel in Europe will be located in Bulgaria, along the new section of the Struma highway underneath the Kresna gorge between Blagoevgrad and Sandanski, local media report.
The total length of the highway stretch will be 65 kilometers.
"This is the longest tunnel facility in Europe and the second longest in the world," Minister of Regional Development Desislava Terzieva boasted.
The estimated cost of the project is BGN 1.7B.
According to information from the minister, tenders for the tunnel will start by the middle of this year and will continue through 2014. She said the Struma highway, with a total length of 150 kilometers from the village of Daskalovo to the Greek border, will be toll free.
Копирано от standartnews.comWith almost 37 kilomers, the longest tunnel in Europe will be located in Bulgaria, along the new section of the Struma highway underneath the Kresna gorge between Blagoevgrad and Sandanski, local media report.
The total length of the highway stretch will be 65 kilometers.
"This is the longest tunnel facility in Europe and the second longest in the world," Minister of Regional Development Desislava Terzieva boasted.
The estimated cost of the project is BGN 1.7B.
According to information from the minister, tenders for the tunnel will start by the middle of this year and will continue through 2014. She said the Struma highway, with a total length of 150 kilometers from the village of Daskalovo to the Greek border, will be toll free.
