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Unique Finds Discovered during the Construction of the Struma Motorway are Presented at the National Exhibition Bulgarian Archeology 2017

Unique archeological finds discovered last year during the construction of the Struma Motorway are part of the exhibits at the national exhibition Bulgarian Archeology 2017. The exhibition shall be opened on 16 February at the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. At the exhibition which will last until 1st April, you can see finds which were discovered during the exploration of the prehistoric village near the village of  Damyanitsa which is one of the largest on the Balkan Peninsula (from the second half of the VI century to the beginning of the IV century BC). The construction of Lot 3.3 of Struma Motorway concerns around 49% of it and during the last year a comprehensive exploration was carried out over 90 acres of land.

The Work on the Construction of the Toll System Starts

The contract for the design, construction and commissioning of the electronic toll collection system for use of the national road network was signed today in the presence of Mr. Nikolay Nankov – Minister of Regional Development and Public Works. The document was signed by the Chairman of the Management Board of the Road Infrastructure Agency – Eng. Doncho Atanassov and by Mr. Michael Weber, representing the Contractor – the CONSORTIUM “KAPSH TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS”.

Vignettes Sold at Over 3,000 Distribution Points

Vignettes are sold at over 3,000 distribution points across the country. 372 of them work round the clock. Such are the big petrol stations and the commercial chains, the Bulgarian Post Offices, the regional road administrations and the Border Control Checkpoints. Currently, there are over 2 million vignettes in the distribution network, out of which 900 thousand are annual vignettes for cars. Until the end of January, there will be over 5 million.

The Sale of Vignettes for 2018 Starts Up Prior to Christmas

The sale of vignettes for 2018 starts up from Friday, 22 December. There will be over 2,1 million vignettes in the distribution network, out of which 900 thousand will be annual vignettes for cars. 2018 will be the third consecutive year in which prices for all car vignettes will remain unchanged. The annual vignette costs 97 BGN, the monthly one – 30 BGN and the weekly one – 15 BGN. This will be the last year where paper stickers will be used. With the establishment and introduction of the toll system in 2019, entirely electronic toll service will be implemented.