Construction of section 1 of the "Hemus" highway is progressing. from Boaz to the intersection with Lukovit road – Ugarcin, including the "Dermantsi" road junction, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works reports.
To date, the implementation of the nearly 16-kilometer section is at 82%. This was established by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Eng. Violeta Koritarova, who together with the members of the Board of Directors of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency Eng. Stoyan Nikolov and Eng. Ventsislav Atanasov, as well as the head of the political cabinet of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Kiril Gaberov, made a surprise inspection on the spot.
The minister inspected the entire route of the highway, on which active construction and repair activities are underway. 30,754 cubic meters of cement stabilization have been laid, as well as almost all of the asphalt concrete base fabric and the waterproofing. On the site, work is being done on the arrangement of curbs, the construction of rain gutters, pockets with concrete curbs and grids.
Drainage on facilities is also progressing. 14 facilities were built for the separation of mud, leaves, other solid waste and the capture of light oil products from waste water (slush oil catchers), along with drainage blocks. 150 poles for night lighting have also been installed.
"Work is actively underway along the entire section. I am satisfied with the pace of work. In just 7 months, after the resumption of construction activities, the contractor companies were mobilized and fulfilled the presented schedule for the completion of the highway on time", commented Minister Koritarova.
The ambition of the government and the team of the Ministry of Regional Development is that if the weather is good and the pace of work is maintained, section 1 of the highway will be completely ready before the end of the year.
In section 1 of AM "Hemus" two road junctions, four bridge facilities and two viaducts were built.