Plovdiv-Burgas railway line is a priority line in the national railway system and its rehabilitation will contribute to improving the quality of services and reducing transport costs. The higher speed and better quality of services will help increase the competitiveness of rail compared to other modes of transport.

The contract involves carrying out conformity assessment, contract coordination and construction supervision for the following lots/contracts:

1. Design and construction of signalling and telecommunication systems along Plovdiv-Burgas railway line – construction works for: signalling in 18 stations; ETCS, level 1 train control system; integrated dispatching system in Manole-Burgas section; GSM-R train communication system; laying of fibre optic cable;
2. Construction of overpasses/underpasses for Plovdiv-Burgas railway line in place of existing level crossings – removal of level crossings and construction of overpasses;
3. Construction of a protective forest belt in Chernograd-Aytos open track section to protect the railway track from adverse weather conditions;
4. Rehabilitation of Skutare-Orizovo railway section -renewal of the railway track, reconstruction of bridges, renewal of the existing catenary and signalling in stations;
5. Modernisation of Orizovo – Mihailovo railway section – renewal and construction of railway track and catenary, reconstruction of bridges, construction of a tunnel, modernisation of Chirpan traction substation, removal of level crossings, construction of overpasses and renewal of signalling in stations;
6. Modernisation of Yambol – Zimnitsa railway section, at Zavoy station – construction of railway track including at Zavoy station, construction of bridges, renewal and construction of new catenary;
7. Reconstruction of the switch layout at Zimnitsa station;
8. Rehabilitation of the catenary at Zimnitsa and Straldzha stations – renewal of the railway track, reconstruction of the track layout at Zimnitsa station, renewal of the catenary at Zimnitsa and Straldzha stations, renewal of signalling at Zimnitsa station;
9. Rehabilitation of Straldzha – Tserkovski railway section – renewal of railway track.

The main objective of the project is to achieve the characteristics of the railway infrastructure in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1315/2013 on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), as well as the demand of transport service users for efficient transport. The project will also improve the quality of Plovdiv-Burgas railway line and will attract greater traffic to rail transport.

Материалът “Compliance assessment and construction supervision during construction and coordination of contracts under the project “Rehabilitation of the railway line Plovdiv – Burgas, Phase 2” е публикуван за пръв път на „ЕВРОТРАНСПРОЕКТ“ ООД.

The modernisation of the railway infrastructure in the section from Voluyak to Dragoman/Serbian border, as part of the project “Modernisation of the railway line Sofia – Dragoman – Serbian border”, will increase the speed of the line, make rail transport competitive with road transport, increase the capacity of the line and increase the safety of the railway network by installing new intelligent systems such as the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), signalling and GSM-R communications, and replacing the level crossings with bi-level crossing facilities.

The contract includes the execution of the following works:

Coordination and supervision of the execution of the construction/design and construction contracts;

Assessment of conformity of the investment projects with the basic requirements for the construction works;

Supervision during construction, etc.

The following construction contracts are included in the project scope:

Contract 1: “Moderniszation of the railway line Sofia – Dragoman – Serbian border, section Voluyak – Dragoman”, per lots: Lot No 1: “Design of railway track, catenary, facilities, construction and author’s supervision of the section Volyak – Petarch”;

Contract 2: “Modernization of the railway line Sofia – Dragoman – Serbian border, section Voluyak – Dragoman”, per lots: Lot No 2 – “Construction of railway track, catenary and facilities of the section Petarch – Dragoman, design, construction and author’s supervision of signalling and telecommunication systems of the section Voluyak – Dragoman”;

Contract 3: “Design and construction of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) for the project “Modernisation of the railway infrastructure in the section Voluyak – Dragoman – Serbian border”.

Материалът <strong>“Assessment of conformitywith the basic requirements for construction works according to the Spatial Planning Act, construction supervision during construction and management of the execution of design/construction contracts and construction works for the project “Modernisation of the railway line Sofia-Dragoman-Serbian border” railway section Voluyak-Dragoman- Serbian border”</strong> е публикуван за пръв път на „ЕВРОТРАНСПРОЕКТ“ ООД.