Botevgrad-Vidin expressway

Botevgrad-Vidin expressway
Скоростен път „Ботевград-Видин“
Botevgrad-Vidin expressway highlighted
Route information
Length:	18.5 km (11.5 mi) 0 km (0 mi) under construction 185 km (115 mi) planned
Major junctions
From:	Botevgrad,
To:	Vidin, New Europe Bridge;
Location
Major cities:	Mezdra, Vratsa, Montana
Highway system
Transport in Bulgaria

The Botevgrad-Vidin expressway (Bulgarian: Скоростен път „Ботевград-Видин“, Skorosten pat "Botevgrad-Vidin") is a planned expressway in Bulgaria, that will link the A2 Hemus motorway with Vidin and the New Europe Bridge, at the Danube border crossing to Romania. The expressway shall provide grade-separated dual carriageway with two lanes in each direction and it shall replace or supersede the existing I-1 road.

The route is part of the Pan-European Corridor IV. It is also part of the European route E79, that runs from Miskolc (Hungary) to Thessaloniki (Greece).

In June 2014, tenders for construction of two sections between Botevgrad and Mezdra were announced.^[1][2] In September 2014, the Road Infrastructure Agency announced that construction of Botevgrad-Vidin expressway shall be financed by an EIB loan.^[3]

In the end of December 2015, the bypass of Montana was inaugurated.^[4]

Exits

Exit	km	Destinations	Lanes	Notes
	0	Botevgrad,		In service
		Mezdra		Planned
		Mezdra-Montana		Planned[5]
		Montana-east		In service
		Montana-north1, Lom		In service
		Montana-north2, Archar		In service
		Montana-west		In service
		Montana-Vidin		Planned[6][7]
		Vidin-east, Novo selo ; Zaychar		In service
		New Europe Bridge; Calafat,		In service[8]

References

1. ""Определяне на изпълнител за допълнително проектиране и строителство на обект: "Път І–1 (Е-79) "Мездра – Ботевград" Лот 1, от км 174+800 до км 194+122"" (in Bulgarian). 2014-06-27.
2. ""Определяне на изпълнител за допълнително проектиране и строителство на обект: "Път І–1 (Е-79) "Мездра – Ботевград" Лот 2, от км 161+367 до км 174+800"" (in Bulgarian).
3. "Развитието на коридор №4 по направлението Видин – Ботевград е ключов приоритет на АПИ" (in Bulgarian). RIA. 01.09.2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
4. "Над 46,5 млн. лв. са инвестирани в изграждането на обходния път на Монтана" (in Bulgarian). RIA. 29 December 2015.
5. "Tender for design of Vidin-Mezdra expressway". aop.bg.
6. "Завършен е първият етап от проекта на пътя Видин - Ружинци". stroitelstvo.info (in Bulgarian).
7. "Готов е идейният проект на пътя Ружинци – Монтана - Враца". RIA. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
8. "The long-awaited day for Danube Bridge Vidin Calafat, 14.06.2013".