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The nine key sites will reduce traffic and move transit vehicles out of the center.
The expansion of Lomsko Shosse is scheduled to begin in 2022. PHOTO: YORDAN SIMEONOV
Sofia is preparing to withdraw a BGN 100 million loan to invest in the construction of 9 key infrastructure projects for the capital.
The green ring project
The investment loan will be taken by the European Investment Bank and the municipality will provide its own co-financing for the sites.
“It is about providing funds for the main arteries of the inner rings of Sofia, the strategic sites in Mayor Fandakova’s program. These are
the construction of
boulevards
Todor Kableshkov,
“Philip Kutev”,
“Rozhen”, the oriental
tangent, rehabilitation
from tunnel to
“Lyulin”,
in which both the tram and the part of the road need to be repaired. Repairs are being prepared in Al. Stamboliyski ”, which is very important for much of the city.
In addition to these arteries, we have included in the sites another important project announced last year by the mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova: the green ring. It is planned to create a green belt on the site of the existing railway line, which is not used. This project is receiving a lot of attention from the EIB, which supports this type of green initiatives in cities, ”explained Deputy Mayor for Finance Doncho Barbalov.
The list of sites for which the municipality is negotiating an EIB loan is the construction of the south lane of Todor Kableshkov Blvd. – between “Bulgaria” and “Cherni Vrah” boulevards, including the launch of a tram on it.
“The city’s third ring project is a top priority in Ms. Fandakova’s investment program. Along with the construction activities started on the route from Todor Kableshkov Blvd. between Bulgaria Blvd. to Louis Ayer St., we have the difficult task of acquiring ownership of the missing sections of the route, from Louis Ayer St. to From the river Drenovichka to Emilian Stanev Street. Is about
33,000 square meter area
and from Srebarna street to
Simeonovsko Blvd.
road ”another 8500 square meters
Simultaneously, conceptual designs are being developed for the construction of the missing section of the ring with a single profile, from Bulgaria Blvd. to Simeonovsko Shosse Blvd. The projects are being developed with a clear concept for the development of a tram route, which will do the correspondence in the ring between the regions “Ovcha Kupel” and “Slatina”, explained the chief architect Sofia Zdravko Zdravkov.
The municipality of Sofia is already working on some of the projects. On June 1, construction began on the south lane of Todor Kableshkov Blvd. from Bulgaria Blvd. to Louis Ayer St. Construction is being carried out in stages and work is currently underway on the section near Deyan Belishki Street. On September 4 the work was completed from Zlatnite Mostove Street to Boyanski Vodopad Street, and the route from Bulgaria Blvd. to Zlatnite Mostove Street has been open for several days. New sewerage, water supply, heating, pipeline, public lighting and road services are being built. There is a bike path. The design of the construction of the northern lane of Filip Kutev Street, which is also part of the third ring of the city and is in fact a continuation of Todor Kableshkov Blvd., on the section of Atanas Dukov Street to the street, has been completed. Srebarna. ”. With the completion of the expropriations, construction can begin there, ”said the municipal public construction management.
The work project for the extension of Opalchenska Street from Todor Alexandrov Blvd. to Slivnitsa Blvd. is currently being updated. Construction activities are planned there in the period 2021 – 2022.
Another site for which Sofia will apply to the EIB is the completion of Copenhagen Blvd., from Samokovsko Shosse St. to Al. Malinov ”. Thus, the boulevard will reach Mladost 3.
The list also includes construction of the east tangent from the north speed tangent to Botevgradsko Shosse Blvd. Construction of Rozhen Blvd. from the overpass over the rail line to the Northern Speed Tangent is also planned.
An important object is also
the extent of
“Lomsko shose” by
the roundabout
in the eponymous
subway station to
the ring road
The estimated value of the site is BGN 20 million. The boulevard connects the northern part of the capital with the ring road and the national road network.
the loan will be
built
urban
highway
It is located between the main entrance arteries of Sofia and is the only direct connection from all the neighborhoods along its center. There are many companies and connections with industrial zones around it, which further complicates the traffic due to the movement of many trucks. To expand the boulevard, it is necessary to expropriate properties, and land purchase costs are expected to exceed BGN 2 million. Private properties that are within the boulevard route from Lazaritsa street to the ring road. 48 expropriation orders were issued and 32 properties paid for.
The expansion of the boulevard itself is planned to start in 2022 and be completed in 2 years. A working investment project is already being prepared and a public tender for the selection of a contractor will be announced.
The size of Lomsko Shosse Blvd. will have two lanes and a local to the east, and the new section will be 2.5 km long. With the expansion, new sewerage, water supply, drainage, LED lighting will be built.
The municipality’s plans are to implement the site in two stages: from the roundabout at the “Lomsko Shosse” metro station to the flyover over the railway line and from there to the ring road.
Another site that the municipality will build with funds from the EIB is the long-awaited reconstruction of “Gen. Skobelev ”. Part of the project is also
reconstruction
Of transport
tunnel in the National Palace of Culture
The transport tunnel on Tsaritsa Yoanna Blvd., as well as the tram line on Al. Stamboliyski ”.
Green ring connect first Slatina and Izgrev
There will be 3.1 km of bike lane, park and pedestrian zone
The municipality of Sofia is ready with the draft development plan for the first part of the green belt. It will connect the Slatina and Izgrev districts along the route of the old railway line at the Pioneer station. The plans are to build a 3.1 km bike path, a pedestrian zone and a linear park there. The construction of the green ring road is one of the places for which Sofia will obtain an investment loan from the EIB.
Our programs for the modernization of the urban environment and the improvement of bicycle connectivity include the construction of a green belt on part of the abandoned railway routes, serving the former industrial branches of Poduyane – Distribution Station to the southern parts of the city, conceived with the general urban plan in 1938 as a southern bypass of the route from Sofia to Pernik. After meetings with the owner of the route – NRIC, the elaboration of a detailed development plan in the section of VTU “L. Karavelov ”to“ Pioneer ”station. In parallel, we consider the possible links for the development of this route. In its northern part of the future subway station at Shipchenski Prohod Blvd., the green belt will continue along the Slatinska River to Geo Milev Blvd. and will develop in the neighborhood. We are also considering the possibility of
continuation of
the path through
Boris’s garden
to the “Refrigerator”
and on the third ring of the city to the Vladayska river and Vardar street to the Ilinden district, said Sofia’s chief architect Zdravko Zdravkov.
Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova presented the idea for a green ring road in 2019 – a green ring to connect neighborhoods with large parks.
“This is one of the important projects, for the implementation of which I have been committed to the people of Sofia. The goal is for Sofia to develop as an even greener city and improve air quality. It is a 60 decare property, which is property of NRIC. The condition that the Ministry of Transport will provide us is to have an adopted development plan. The project is ready. We plan to build a new linear park, bike lane and pedestrian zone. Thus, in a totally green space, we will give the people from Sofia an alternative to mobility to reduce traffic ”, explained Fandakova during the presentation of the first part of the ring.
The intentions of the municipality are to complete all the procedures before the end of the year and
in 2021
to start
building
from the first part
from the green ring. In the future, it will connect several neighborhoods with the largest parks in the capital: South and Borisova Garden.
“It is a real connection for pedestrians and bicycles. We envisage in the first part 30 thousand square meters of additional landscaping and a completely new linear park.” In the slightly wider part of the Izgrev district, we plan to build a kindergarten in the area, “added Arch. Здравков.
The bike lane will be 3 m wide and separated from the pedestrian lane by a green strip to ensure the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. A procedure for developing a conceptual design will be announced, including lighting, seating pockets, etc. There are plans to have cafes and small shops in the areas where NRIC maintains ownership.
The first part of the green ring will start on the old railway line from Pioneer station and go under Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd. behind Arena Armeec Hall through the flyover on Shipchenski Prohod Blvd. to the Higher School of Transportation. In addition to the 3,170 meters of bike lanes, it provides for the formation of 32,742 square meters of green space for public use.
“The vision adopted for the development of Sofia, the sustainable urban mobility plan and the action plan for a green city set key priorities related to the construction of new pedestrian and green areas. They are united in
general concept
for a pedestrian city
with better walkability, which will contribute to a lasting change in the objectives and paradigms of urban development. The project for a green ring in Sofia is part of this concept, ”added Arch. Здравков.
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