Sofia Northern Bypass
| Northern Speed Tangent | |
|---|---|
| Северна скоростна тангента | |
 Northern Speed Tangent highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 0 km (0 mi; 0 ft) 16.5 km (10.3 mi) planned |
| Major junctions | |
| Beltway around Sofia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Highway system | |
Northern Speed Tangent ([Северна скоростна тангента, Severna Skorostna Tangenta] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) or Sofia Northern Bypass is a planned[nb 1] dual carriageway, grade separated road with controlled-access, designed for high speeds. It shall bypass the Bulgarian capital Sofia from north with the purpose to carry the transit traffic, which otherwise has to pass through the city or via Sofia ring road.
Importance
The bypass will connect 4 motorways - A1 Trakia motorway (via Sofia ring road), A2 Hemus motorway, the future Kalotina motorway and A6 Lyulin motorway. Also, Northern speed tangent connects 3 Pan-European corridors - IV, VIII and X.
Exits
| Exit | km | Destinations | Lanes | Notes |
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0 |  , Sofia ring road (and  )
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Cancelled tender [1][2][3] |
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Rozhen blvd. |
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Tendered | |
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Iliyantsi blvd. |
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Tendered | |
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Chepinsko shose |
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Tendered | |
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East tangent,  Sofia Airport
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Tendered | |
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16.5 |  , Sofia ring road (and  )
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Tendered |
Tender
In 2012, a tender for construction was announced.[4] Construction works are expected to begin in 2013.[5][6]
Notes
- ^ Still not designated as of March 2013.
References
- ^ "The Bids for the Construction of 5.5 km of Sofia Ring Road – Western Arc Were Opened at RIA". api.government.bg.
- ^ "Отворена е ценовата оферта на допуснатия участник за строителството на 5,5 км от Софийския околовръстен път – Западна дъга" (in Bulgarian). API. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "РЕШЕНИЕ за прекратяване на процедура за възлагане на обществена поръчка". aop.bg.
- ^ "Eleven Tenders Were Opened for the Design and Construction of the North-Speed Tangent". api.government.bg. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "400 M leva needed for two roads near Sofia". monitor (in Bulgarian). 06.03.2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Only 4 price bids opened in the tender for Northern tangent". infrastructure.bg (in Bulgarian). 12.03.2013.
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