Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications

The Deputy Minister of Transport Vesela Gospodinova and the representative of POYRY INFRA GmbH, Germany, Heinz Joachim Bauer signed today the contract for the project "Technical Aid for Modernization of the Pan-European Railway Network for a Special Position I - Railway Line Sofia - Plovdiv".

The accomplishing time is 22 months (30.11.2009) to a total value 2 489 000.00 Levs. It is being financed by the Cohesion fund - 85state budget.

The main goal of the order is to give a technical aid to the Republic of Bulgaria for the development of the railway infrastructure in coordination with the EU policy. The project will help our country to fulfill the engagements for expansion of the railway infrastructure, in order to attain the European standards. It will also contribute to the  stable development of the Pan-European transport networks.

For additional information:
Vera Deianova, Press Centre,
Ministry of Transport
Phone: 940 95 34
E-Mail: vdeianova@mt.government.bg