- The funds under the Operational Programme "Transport" were completed last 116.5 km from the motorway - between Stara Zagora Municipality.
- After July 15, 2013 Sofia residents already travel covenant way to the sea for about 3 hours.
- The release of the entire route stimulate tourism as extended summer the sea until the beginning of November and the traffic doubled.
What are you planning for the sea? This question recently corresponded with specific dates related to leave - as of July 20 or August 5, or ... Things are not what they were. Since last year, more and more often we hear other plans - "we skip next Saturday to the sea" or "this weekend will lead children to the Festival of sand figures in Burgas". Because from mid-July last year Sofianites already travel covenant way to the Black Sea coast for about 3 hours for the romance of the town of Plovdiv is at your fingertips.
Younger generations that they look normal, but their parents still remember 8-hour trek to the beach in the coveted 70 to 80 years. The story of "Trakia" highway began right then - in 1973 and five years later they are ready the first 10 km - to the road to Novi Han. After another six years long highway to Plovdiv. Or as a friend - Civil Engineer "I'll remember 1984 that the Bulgarians climbed Everest and Bulgaria finally connects its two largest cities to the highway." In 1995 became a fact new 32 km from Plovdiv to Rice. Only 15 years later, in 2010, construction resumed on the final leg, now with European funding.
40-year saga of building the highway "Trakia" ended on July 15, 2013 This was made possible thanks to an investment of 524 million lev, with 514 million lev of them provide the Operational Programme "Transport", which is managed Ministry of Transport and Communications.
"Funded by European programs provide 98% of the funds needed to build the last 116 km of highway. Late last year approved the final report on implementation, which in practice "Trakia" became the first major road project under OP "Transport", which was finally completed, "said transport deputy minister Petar Kirov.
The opening of the highway to the sea gave powerful impetus to the development of tourism by extending the season until the beginning of November, and traffic double jump.
So far, the count of vehicles is carried out by officers of the regional road administrations. Again by means of the Operational Programme "Transport" is a project financed Agency "Road Infrastructure" for implementing a system for automated collection and analysis of data traffic on highways and roads first grade. And the "Trakya" highway will soon have very precise data on the movement of vehicles in its various sections.