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Construction of “Europe” motorway continues with accelerated speed

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Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has checked the construction of the Europe highway in the region of ​​Slivnitsa. This has been the 4th inspection since construction of the busiest link on the route of the Orient/East-Med Corridor started 8 months ago.

Deputy Minister of Regional Development Nikolay Nankov commented that 60% of the project has been completed and although the deadline for completion of construction works in the region of Slivnitsa is May 2021, work will finish this autumn.




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