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Revision as of 13:20, 27 May 2015
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| Автомагистрала „Марица“ | |
 Maritsa motorway highlighted in red and yellow | |
| Route information | |
Part of  E80 | |
| Length | 85 km (53 mi) 117 km (73 mi) planned 32 km (20 mi) under construction |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Chirpan,  |
| To | Kapitan Andreevo  ;  |
| Location | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Major cities | Dimitrovgrad, Haskovo, Svilengrad |
| Highway system | |
The Maritsa motorway ([Автомагистрала „Марица“, Avtomagistrala "Maritsa"] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)), designated A4, is a motorway in Bulgaria, part of the Pan-European Corridor IV, which connects Central Europe with Asia. The project links Trakia motorway (A1), at the town of Chirpan, and Kapitan Andreevo, at the Turkish border. Its projected length is 117 kilometres (73 mi) of which 43 km are built. The planned completion of the remaining 73 km (45 mi) of the motorway was in 2013,[1] but a delay occurred[2] and the motorway will enter in service in October 2015.[3]
History
In October 2010, a 31 km section of the Maritsa motorway between the towns of Harmanli and Lyubimets officially opened to traffic.[4] The new interchange at Kapitan Petvo Voyvoda neighbourhood of Svilengrad, providing direct connection with the border crossing to Greece, also opened in October 2010. During construction, 6000-year-old Neolithic remains were found near Haskovo.[5] The bypass of Kapitan Andreevo village in the border area entered in service in August 2014.[6]
The construction of the Chirpan-Haskovo and the Haskovo-Harmanli sections of the motorway are co-funded by EU funds allocated for Bulgaria,[7] while a small section at the Turkish border is co-funded with a loan from the IBRD.[8] Its construction runs parallel to the existing major road 8, which is mainly two-lane and carries much of the road freight to and from Turkey and the Middle East. The completion of the Maritsa motorway will attempt to reduce this congestion.
The motorway is named after the Maritsa River.
Exits
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0 |  (Sofia, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Yambol, Burgas)
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In service |
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36.6 | Haskovo, Dimitrovgrad  Template:Highway E (Europe)
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U/C |
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66 | Simeonovgrad, Harmanli | In service - 28.05.2015 |
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70.3 | Topolovgrad, Harmanli | In service - 28.05.2015 |
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88 | Lyubimets | In service |
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99 | Svilengrad-west;  
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In service |
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102 | Svilengrad | Interchange is in service; motorway is half profile built. U/C |
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114 | Kapitan Andreevo 
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In service |
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117 | Kapitan Andreevo Border Crossing; Edirne D100
, Istanbul 
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In service |
References
- ^ "State allocates 32.5M leva for Maritsa motorway". Sofiaecho.com. 18 March 2010.
- ^ "През 2014 г. завършват "Марица", лот 4 на "Струма", обхода на Враца и Кърджали – Подкова". infrastructure.bg.
- ^ "Bulgaria's Maritsa and Struma Motorways to be Completed in October". novinite.com. 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Bulgaria Opens 31 KM of Maritsa Highway: Bulgaria Opens 31 KM of Maritsa Highway". Novinite.com. 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Bulgaria: Bulgarian Archaeologists Stumble Upon 8000-Year-Old Skeleton". Novinite.com. 24 October 2010.
- ^ "Пуснаха магистрала "Марица" към "Капитан Андреево"" (in Bulgarian). vesti.bg. 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Bulgaria: EU Approves Bulgaria's Major Operative Programs". Novinite.com. 7 November 2007.
- ^ . Ministry of finance http://www.minfin.bg/bg/pubs/1/7538.
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