B-TeN (ROBG-442)
“Improve nodes Giurgiu – Byala for better connection to Ten-T infrastructure”
What’s the goal?
To improve the joint transport system through effective connection of Giurgiu County and Byala communities with core and comprehensive TEN-T transport network.
What’s the budget?
7,974,947.04 euro out of which 6,778,704.97 euro ERDF.
Who is doing it?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): Giurgiu County
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Byala Municipality
When is it happening?
Start date: 22.08.2018
End date: 21.12.2023
Duration: 64 months (extended with 28 months from initially foreseen 36 months of project implementation, via Addendum no. 1 from 20.02.2020)
Where is it happening?
Giurgiu County in Romania
Byala Municipality in Bulgaria
How is it going to happen?
- Elaboration of a joint traffic management plan;
- Conducting an awareness campaign for the traffic management system;
- Mapping the black-spots for Byala streets and Giurgiu County road and development of module/ application - integrated awareness system for traffic safety measures in both municipalities;
- Elaboration of a traffic study and needs for road infrastructure development for the cross border area;
- Rehabilitation of Giurgiu County road DJ412A: Adunații Copăceni - Dărăști Vlasca - Novaci - Popești – Mihăilești (12,53 km);
- Rehabilitation of streets in Byala Municipality (4,80 km).
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: Rehabilitation of the transport infrastructure providing access to the TEN-T network (total length of reconstructed or upgraded roads 17,33 km);
Implementing 5 joint mechanisms to facilitate the connection of secondary/ tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure.
Programme results: 29,450 cross-border population served by modernized infrastructure leading to TEN-T.
Project status
The project is currently in the 43rd month of implementation out of a total of 64 months.
On behalf of the Lead Beneficiary:
The works for “Rehabilitation DJ412A: Adunații Copăceni – Dărăști Vlașca – Novaci – Popești – Mihăilești” started on 15.09.2020. The works are currently on-going and the execution will be finalized by September 2022. Currently, works are carried out on embankments, superstructure, curbs and sidewalks. On 28.10.2021, the LB published on his official Facebook page and distributed in a local newspaper the status and the expected results of rehabilitation of road DJ412A.
On behalf of Beneficiary 2:
The works have started on early May 2020 and have been finalized on 05.04.2021.
Giurgiu County and Byala Municipality have finalized the activities regarding the elaboration of 2 black-spots maps for the respective areas and the traffic study.
The elaboration of the traffic management plan has been finalized on 04.10.2019.
The study “New approaches in the field of traffic management and traffic safety measures on the territory of Byala and Giurgiu” has been elaborated on 27.07.2020.
On 30.07.2021, it was held a workshop and also a conference, regarding the study above mentioned study. 50 people participated during the events, representing local and regional representatives, public transport operators, NGOs, private companies and local public services providers.
The site that was created for traffic study is https://b-ten.info/, which contains updated data from the territory of Byala and Giurgiu. These “black spots” are where accidents are more frequent than the average statistical levels for the road infrastructure of Giurgiu County and increase the prevention of people.
