On January 26, 2021, the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport stated that for the first financing proposal under the EU's 2021-2027 Connected Europe Mechanism, it has submitted eight transport infrastructure projects to the EU, with a total estimated value of 391 million euros ( $443.3 million).

The National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) has submitted the largest project, the modernisation of the Vidin-Sofia railway at a cost of 292 million euros. The proposal envisages an increase in passenger train speeds of up to 160 km on 14 km of new track. km/h, with freight trains up to 120 km/h. Keywords: engineering construction, engineering news

The Bulgarian state-owned port infrastructure company has submitted four projects: the purchase of an icebreaker operating on the Danube, the overhaul of the breakwaters in the port of Burgas, the exploration of the feasibility of electrification of the river port, and the determination of the construction of an intermodal transport platform in the port of Ruse on the Danube. potential location. Private companies submitted projects for the construction of heavy truck parking areas and the development of an intermodal logistics platform in Vidin, Ruse and Erin Perrin. The European Commission will approve the proposals by mid-2022.EditorXingWentao