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	Awtomagistrala A3 in Bulgaria
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	Basic data
Operator:	Bulgarian state
Overall length:	156 km
of which in operation:	86 km
of which under construction:	23 km
of which in planning:	47 km
Oblasts :	Sofia city; Sofia (region); Pernik; Kyustendil; Blagoevgrad;
Development condition:	2 lanes with hard shoulder
	A3 south of Sofia

The Avtomagistrala "Struma" or Avtomagistrala A3 ( Bulgarian Автомагистрала А3 "Струма" Awtomagistrala A3 "Struma" ) is a partially completed motorway in Bulgaria . It begins at the Dragitschewo motorway junction near Pernik , where the Awtomagistrala "Lyulin" (A6) coming from Sofia ends. The Awtomagistrala "Struma" then runs south and ends at the Greek border at Kulata . The highway bears the name of the Struma river along which it runs.

Once completed, it will be one of the most expensive motorways ever built in the European Union. The project construction costs amount to at least 1 billion euros.

Cost and state of development

The length of the future motorway should be around 156 kilometers. It is also part of Europastraße 79 and Pan-European Transport Corridor IV , which is to connect the Aegean Sea with the Danube and Danube Bridge 2 . In addition, the A6 will provide a direct connection from Sofia via Thessaloniki to Athens .

The Dragitschewo motorway junction has been in operation since December 17, 2010 .

For nature conservation reasons and because of the difficult geography, the route in the Kresna gorge of the Struma river is problematic in that large nature reserves from Natura 2000 have to be crossed. According to the last project variant, the gorge is to be bypassed by a 13 km long tunnel, which would make it the longest road tunnel on the Balkan Peninsula.

Current condition

86 km are currently completed, 71 km of which are directly from the Dragitschewo motorway junction as a continuation of the A6 to Blagoevgrad . In addition, there has been construction work between Kresna and Sandanski since September 2015 . The section between Sandanski and Kulata on the border with Greece with a length of 14.7 km is already finished . The completion of the entire route is planned for August 2019.

Web links

Commons : Awtomagistrala Struma - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ econ.bg

↑ Приоритетни пътни и железопътни проекти през тази година. ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Стойността на “Струма” е 1 млрд. евро (най-скъпата магистрала в Европа) като почти половината ще бъдат изразходвани за лот 3 Благоевград - Сандански, проектиран с тунели и виадукти заради резервата Кресна. (Bulgarian) @1@ 2

↑ Bulgaria Continues with 'Struma' Motorway . In: Novinite.com, Sofia News Agency . ( novinite.com [accessed July 10, 2018] M3 Web).

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