Balgarianovinite.com Design work is starting on the six-kilometre section of the Sofia Ring Road between Struma Motorway and the Buxton borough after nearly two years without substantial progress, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Shishkov told Dari Radio on Saturday.
Shishkov said a detailed development plan was approved in 2023, but no property expropriation or design procedures followed. Preparations are now under way. Coordination on the section between Buxton and Tsar Boris III Boulevard is almost complete, with the project due to go before the Ministry’s Supreme Expert Council.
He described that stretch as the most technically complex part of the ring road. Shishkov also said work is continuing on the Kresna bypass and the administrative procedures for completing Struma Motorway through the Kresna Gorge.
The Ministry is advancing planning for the Ruse-Veliko Tarnovo Motorway, the Petrohan tunnel and the Black Sea Motorway, while also preparing a strategy to accelerate motorway design, expropriation and construction.
Talks are under way with contractors on resuming work on three sections of Hemus Motorway, with the State’s interests regarding previously paid advances to be safeguarded. Shishkov said he would present details on major infrastructure contracts, annexes, price indexation and referrals to the prosecution service on Monday.
He added that an expert review of road restraint standards, including guardrails, has been ordered, stressing that any decision on concrete median barriers should be based on technical assessment rather than individual accidents. Design Work Starts on Delayed Sofia Ring Road Section, Regional Development Minister Says 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-18 16:14:44 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law