A2 (Bulgaria)

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Hemus Motorway

Автомагистрала „Хемус“ (Bulgarian)
Hemus motorway highlighted in red and yellow
Route information
Part of E 70, E 83, E 772
Length418 km (260 mi)
191 km (119 mi) built
52 km (32 mi) under construction
Major junctions
FromSofia
ToVarna (not constructed from Boaza near Yablanitsa to Buhovtsi near Targovishte)
Location
CountryBulgaria
Major citiesBotevgrad, Shumen (future: Pleven, Lovech, Veliko Tarnovo and Targovishte)
Highway system

The Hemus motorway (Bulgarian: Автомагистрала „Хемус“, Avtomagistrala "Hemus") or Haemus motorway, designated A2, is a partially built motorway in Bulgaria. Its planned length is 418 km, of which 191 km are in operation as of October 2022.[1] The motorway in operation is divided into two sections — the first one links the capital Sofia with Boaza near Yablanitsa, crossing Stara planina (Balkan mountains), and the second segment connects Varna and Buhovtsi near Targovishte. According to the plans, Hemus motorway would connect Sofia with the third-largest city of Varna, at the Black Sea coast, duplicating European route E70 (Varna–Shumen), European route E772 (Shumen–Yablanitsa) and European route E83 (Yablanitsa–Sofia).

History

October 4, 1974

The construction of the motorway officially began. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by the First Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP), Todor Zhivkov.[2]

1999

The Pravets–Yablanitsa section of the Hemus motorway was officially opened on 5 December 1999. Due to the mountainous terrain through the Balkans, the 5.47 km section together with another 16 km reconstructed, features two viaducts and one tunnel (Praveshki hanove), while the whole Sofia–Yablanitsa section has three more tunnels. The construction of the Pravets–Yablanitsa section began in 1984 but ceased in the late 1980s due to lack of funds to eventually be finished in 1998–1999.[3]

2005

The 12.8 km section connecting Shumen with Kaspichan to the east was opened on 30 December 2005 and cost 77.6 million leva.[4]

2013

  • In July 2013 a segment of the motorway at Shumen opened.[5]
  • In August 2013 a 8.46 km segment, connecting the Sofia Ring Road and the Yana junction, opened to traffic.[6]

2015

In August 2015, a 4.9 km segment, including the Belokopitovo interchange (with I-2 road), was inaugurated.[7]

2019

In October 2019, а 9.3 km segment, connecting Yablanitsa with the I-4 road near the Boaza ravine of Vit, was inaugurated.[8]

2022

In October 2022, а 16.3 km segment, connecting Belokopitovo with the village of Buhovtsi near Targovishte, was inaugurated.

Recent Developments

In January 2013 National Company "Strategic Infrastructure Projects" (NCSIP), a state-run company, tendered feasibility study for the remaining sections of Hemus motorway (Yablanitsa-Panayot Volovo).[9] In 2014 NCSIP signed contracts for drawing conceptual designs for all 8 lots of the motorway. In January 2015, a tender for design and build of 2 lots, between Yablanitsa and the Pleven/Lovech road, has been announced by NCSIP.[10] In 2016 NCSIP was closed, with all activities being transferred to the Roads Agency. The tender for construction of the Yablanitsa - Pleven/Lovech road was cancelled due to lack of secured financing and later in 2016 a new tender for a shorter 9 km stretch between Yablanitsa and Boaza has been announced.

Exits

Exit km Destinations Lanes Notes
AB-grün.svg AB-AS-blau.svg 0 Sofia Ring Road 3 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 1.4 Dolni Bogrov Nat road 6 BG.svg Tabliczka E871.svg 3 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 8.4 Yana 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 21.7 Potop 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 30.2 Vitinya 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-Tunnel.svg 33 Vitinya (1195m) 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 35.2 Vitiska reka 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-Tunnel.svg 39.6 Topli Dol (883m) 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-Tunnel.svg 42 Echemishka (775m) 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 47 Botevgrad Nat road 1 BG.svg Tabliczka E79.svg 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 52.7 Pravets 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-Tunnel.svg 54.7 Praveshki Hanove (871m) 2 active lanes no emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 60.4 Osikovska Lakavitsa 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 67.8 Dzhurovo 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 74.6 Yablanitsa 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 78.5 Prelog 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 87.8 Boaza Nat road 4 BG.svg 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 103.2 Dermantsi 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Under construction
AB-AS-blau.svg 115.6 Ugarchin 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Under construction
AB-AS-blau.svg 121.8 Kalenik 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Under construction
AB-AS-blau.svg 139.3 Pleven, Lovech 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Under construction
AB-AS-blau.svg 153.1 Drenov 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Tender
AB-AS-blau.svg 167.6 Letnitsa 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Tender
AB-AS-blau.svg 171.5 Krushuna 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Tender
AB-AS-blau.svg 190 Butovo 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Tender
AB-AS-blau.svg 195.3 Pavlikeni 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Tender
AB-AS-blau.svg 204.8 Daskot 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Tender
AB-AS-blau.svg 222.7 Polikraishte, Veliko Tarnovo Nat road 5 BG.svg Tabliczka E85.svg 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Tender
AB-AS-blau.svg 265.6 Kovachevsko kale 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Planned
AB-AS-blau.svg 299 Loznitsa 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg Tender
AB-AS-blau.svg 310.9 Buhovtsi Nat road 4 BG.svg 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 327.2 Belokopitovo Nat road 2 BG.svg Nat road 4 BG.svg Tabliczka E70.svg 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 338 Shumen-east 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 348.6 Kaspichan, Novi Pazar 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 357 Nevsha 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 361.8 Mlada Gvardiya 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 372 Provadia-north (road III-208) 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 380.3 Provadia-east, Gabarnitsa 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 387.3 Devnya 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 392.5 Povelyanovo 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 398 Slanchevo 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-AS-blau.svg 408 Airplane silhouette.svg Varna Airport 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service
AB-ende-grün.svg AB-AS-blau.svg 418 Varna-west 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg In service

Miscellaneous

Gallery

  • The Viaduct at Vitinya Pass

    The Viaduct at Vitinya Pass

  • Vitinya Tunnel on A-2 Hemus Motorway, Bulgaria

    Vitinya Tunnel on A-2 Hemus Motorway, Bulgaria

  • Echemishka Tunnel on A-2 Hemus Motorway, Bulgaria

    Echemishka Tunnel on A-2 Hemus Motorway, Bulgaria

  • Topli Dol Tunnel on A-2 Hemus Motorway, Bulgaria

    Topli Dol Tunnel on A-2 Hemus Motorway, Bulgaria

References

  1. ^ "АМ "ХЕМУС"". ncsip.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ "45 години от първата копка на АМ "Хемус"" (in Bulgarian). Moreto.net. 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Иван Костов откри участъка Правец - Ябланица на магистрала "Хемус"". Botevgradski Vesti. 6 December 1999.
  4. ^ "Строежът на "Хемус" е в ръцете на държавата". BiG.BG. 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Инж. Лазар Лазаров присъства на пускането на движението по участък от АМ "Хемус"" (in Bulgarian). API. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ^ "The New Section of Hemus Motorway – Link with Sofia Ring Road – Road Junction Yana Has Been Opened for Traffic". API. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Магистрала "Хемус" от днес е с пет километра по-дълга" (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik. 3 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Премиерът Борисов на новия участък от "Хемус": Това е едно изключително съоръжение, за което българските строители имат много да разказват" (in Bulgarian). API. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Feasibility Study for the Hemus Motorway". ncsip.bg. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Тръгна процедурата за удължаването на "Хемус" до разклона за Плевен и Ловеч" (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik. 9 January 2015.

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