EF - ROAD (ROBG-408)
Targeted efforts for improving road infrastructure in the cross border area
What’s the goal?
To develop the road infrastructure in the cross-border area through improving the access between the secondary and tertiary nodes and TEN-T network in the region.
What’s the budget?
7,997,947.62 euro, out of which 6,798,255.46 euro ERDF
Who is doing it?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): Dolj County, represented by Dolj County Council (Romania)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Road Infrastructure Agency (Bulgaria)
When is it happening?
Start date: 25.04.2018
End date: 31.12.2023
Duration: 68 months and 7 days
Where is it happening?
Dolj in Romania
Pleven in Bulgaria
How is it going to happen?
The project envisages modernization of two roads – Road 652A, DN 6 Carcea – DN 65 from km 0+000 to km 6+200, Dolj county, and Road III‑118 Gulianci - Dolna Mitropolia from km 14+786 to km 24+150, Pleven district on a total length of 15.564 km.
The project is developing 5 (five) joint measures, linked to the Programme output indicator:
1. Promote educational activities in the field of traffic safety in kindergartens and schools by providing materials for role-play scenarios, situations that children might encounter on the road;
2. Adult awareness campaign for speed management and human tolerance on the road – brochures, reflective materials, gadgets, etc.;
3. Speed indicator panels for drivers will be installed on the road, in this case specifically solar radar speed indicators. These are traffic calming devices, designed for those who drive at very high speeds, thus alerting them to their speed;
4. It is intended to use the resonator marking, sound warning for the marking lines of the road. They will improve rear-view visibility and reflectivity in wet conditions by creating a "relief" that will improve road safety, while offering the added benefit of a warning noise when overtaken;
5. A common approach for both roads regarding the installation of parapets with reflective devices closer together to be more visible at night.
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs:5 joint mechanisms to facilitate the connection of secondary/tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure (e.g. route guidance, incidents/emergencies detection and management, studies on traffic flows, feasibility studies addressing cross-border; 15.56 km of Total length of reconstructed or upgraded roads;
Programme results: 13,274.00 people of Cross border population served by modernized infrastructure leading to TEN-T.
Project status
Current Project Status:
The project implementation period was completed on 31.12.2023, but due to delays in the implementation of activities by the LB, the project was included on the list of unfinished projects, according to the provisions of OG 36/2023, by the Decision of the Monitoring Committee of the Interreg Program V-A Ro-Bg, no. 313/14.11.2023. The new project completion date is 30.04.2024.
LB has completed the modernization works of road 652A, DN 6 Carcea – DN 65 from km 0+000 to km 6+200, Dolj County and is in the process of making the final reception.
B2- The execution works have been completed, the building use authorization no. 162/29.03.2022 for Road III-118 Gulianci – Dolna Mitropolia.
B2 has awarded the contracts for the purchase of the necessary equipment to carry out road safety awareness activities and for advertising, but these activities will be implemented only after the completion of the project works.
