Maritsa motorway

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  • Stara Zagora
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The Awtomagistrala " Mariza " or Awtomagistrala A4 ( A4 bulgarian Автомагистрала " Марица " / Awtomagistrala A4 Mariza ) is a planned and partially completed highway in southern Bulgaria. It branches from the highway Sofia - Burgas to the south and extends to the border crossing Kapitan Andreevo - Kapıkule.

The highway runs along the river Maritsa and whose name it bears. The final length will be 117 km, 38 km are already in operation. In the future it is intended to connect Awtomagistrala Trakija ( from Sofia to Bourgas) the transport node Orisowo with the Turkish border at Kapitan Andreevo and continue from there to Istanbul. It will be over their entire length part of the European route 80.

The highway is the previously chronically congested, two-lane national highway 8 relieve, to the present, much of the land transport between the EU and Turkey and the Middle East is settled.

Cuts in operating

Currently, only a short branch of the Awtomagistrala A1 at Orisowo and a longer piece of Harmanli to a few kilometers from the Bulgarian- Turkish border is completed. In this case, the piece of Harmanli to Kapitan Andreevo is großtenteils expanded only two lanes.

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