The successful completion of the construction of the breakthrough on the Blvd. "Todor Kableshkov" from "Louis Ayer" in "Monastery meadows" to "Cherni Vrah" Blvd. is in question, and for now the Metropolitan Municipality does not comment on whether there will be a postponement of the deadlines for the opening of the section, "Sega" reported.
The completion of the section is key to connecting the "Todor Kableshkov" Blvd. with the newly built "Filip Kutev" Blvd. and to ease traffic in this part of Sofia. The project is apparently in jeopardy, as there is still a working car wash and dealership in the construction zone.
The mayor of Sofia, Vasil Terziev, announced that they are still being expropriated.
"This is one of the many legacy problems from the previous administration that we need to address. This is one of the "kofti" the projects in Sofia, which started abruptly with a pre-election goal before the expropriation procedures were completed. We are currently having discussions about the format of this divestiture and this has been going on for months. The situation is such that the construction of "Todor Kableshkov" Blvd. is pending. to end, except for a triangle that cuts the track.
When you pre-election rush to start the object, as the previous rulers have done, the truth is that it will not happen faster. Due to unalienated 890 square meters and non-observed procedures, there is currently a Canadian struggle on how to solve this problem and how to reach a solution that is not outrageously expensive for the Capital City Municipality", commented Vasil Terziev.
After a procedure that lasted more than a year, in the fall of 2023, the team of the previous mayor Yordanka Fandakova chose the company "GP Group", well known to the citizens of Sofia. to build the breakthrough on "Todor Kableshkov" Blvd. from "Louis Ayer" to the "Hladilnika" mall. The public procurement was announced in June 2022 and 7 companies and consortia applied for participation.
The estimated price for the section with a length of 1.41 km was BGN 17 million without VAT, as m.y. an agreement was concluded with "GP Group" at a price of BGN 18.1 million excluding VAT. It envisages that the company will build the missing section of "Todor Kableshkov" Blvd. for 287 days after the start of activities. Construction began at the beginning of October this year, about 3 weeks before the local elections won by Vasil Terziev.
Deputy head of the transport commission in the municipal council Andrey Zografski from "Save Sofia" reported that there are other construction sites in the capital that are being delayed as redesign is required. "It is about Todor Kableshkov Blvd., Filip Kutev Blvd., Rozhen Blvd., Naroden Heroi St. and "Narodno Horo" Street. The previous team started these objects before the election, now the deputy mayor for construction Ivan Vassilev has to solve different case studies on them one by one. The sewage system in the "Dragalevtsi" neighborhood we also inherited it with virtually zero performance, he listed.
Renovations will begin on several boulevards and streets in Sofia this summer, the Acting Mayor announced. Deputy Mayor for Construction Ivan Vassilev. The rehabilitation and expansion of "Oplchenska" street will start first. in the section of "Stamboliyski" Blvd. to "Slivnitsa" Blvd. Work will also be done on "Stamboliyski" Blvd. from “Konstantin Velichkov“ Blvd. to “Zapadna“ street, including tram stop “Zapaden Park“. A construction site is about to be opened on "Maria Luisa" Blvd. in the section between “Oplchenska“ and “Kozloduy“ street.
During the summer months, more neighborhood streets and streets in the center will be repaired, Vassilev said. The Municipality of Sofia specifically indicated that the Chelopeshko road will be repaired in northern Sofia. Vassilev estimated that since he was deputy mayor, he commissioned about 200 ongoing street repairs.