The Reconstruction of 5 km of Road III-867 Madan – Zlatograd – Benkovski Was Completed

The reconstruction of 5,081 km of Road III-867 Madan – Zlatograd – Benkovski on the territory of the region of Smolyan – from km 22+157 to km 22+992 and from km 23+889 to km 28+135 was completed. The third-class road is the main connection of Zlatograd with the surrounding populated areas and with the neighboring municipalities – Madan, Nedelino and Kirkovo. It provides the connection between road II-86 Rudozem – Smolyan – Asenovgrad and Road I-5 Kurdzhali - Makaza.

The two renovated sections begin at the road fork to the village of Erma River and end at the western exit of Zlatograd.

The technology “cold recycling” is used at the construction of the road pavement. This is a modern technology of road pavement repairs, allowing effective and ecological execution through the use of the existing pavement layers. New asphalt is laid on the site, the existing trenches are cleaned and new culverts are built up. The existing retaining walls are strengthened. The horizontal marking is renewed. The road signs and restrictive systems are installed.

The access of the Municipality of Zlatograd residents to administrative, health care, educational and cultural services is improved by the general overhaul of Road III-867, as well as the connection with border control check point (BCCP) Zlatograd - Thermes - Xanthi. The safety and convenience of travel are increased.

The contractor of the construction works is “PST Group” JSC. Their contract amounts to 3 047 899.82 BGN (1.558.390,34 Euro), inclusive of VAT.

The construction supervision is performed by Ecoengineering LTD. Their contract is for 37 068 BGN (18.952,86 Euro), inclusive of VAT.

The reconstruction of Road III-867 is part of project “Developing quality accessibility networks for creating a common future”, with acronym AccessNet, financed under the European Territorial Cooperation Programme Greece – Bulgaria 2007-2013. The Programme is cо-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (85%) and the national budgets (15%).