December 11 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's Road Infrastructure Agency said on Monday it has started reconstruction works on a 22 km section of the road in the Petrohan mountain pass - a project estimated to cost 14.7 million levs.
A consortium led by local companies Geostroy and Patstroy-92 will carry out the works which should be completed in 15 months. The project includes upgrades of two bridges and 13 road junctions.
The road in the Petrohan pass is the shortest route from Sofia to the Danube ports of Lom and Vidin in the north.
The project is financed through the EU's Operational Programme Regions in Growth. The EU financing will cover 85% of the total cost.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)