Highways

A1 Trakia Motorway

Bulgaria's main east–west motorway, 360 km from Sofia to the Black Sea port of Burgas by way of Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Yambol and Karnobat. Construction began in 1973 and the last section opened on 15 July 2013, 40 years later.

Total length: 289 km
Open today: 289 km
Sections: 8
Cost on record: €707.538M; 5 of 8 sections carry a comparable figure

Restated into EUR at 2025 prices.

Sections

Sections of A1 Trakia Motorway: status, length, dates, cost, funding and contractors
Sections	Status	Length	Timeline	Cost	Funding	Contractors	Contract terms
Sofia – Novi Han 1 Show on map →	Opened	10 km	1973Construction start 1978Opened	–	–	–	–
Novi Han – Plovdiv 1 Show on map →	Opened	56 km	1984Opened	–	–	–	–
Plovdiv – Orizovo 1 Show on map →	Opened	32 km	Nov 17, 1995Opened	–	–	–	–
Orizovo – Stara Zagora 2 Show on map →	Opened	39 km	2006Construction start Oct 5, 2007Opened	Actual лв198.16M(2006)	–	–	–
Stara Zagora – Nova Zagora 2 Show on map →	Opened	32 km	Apr 23, 2010Tender awarded Apr 23, 2010Construction start Jul 1, 2012Opened	–	–	Trace Group HoldBuilder	Contract value лв137.868M
Nova Zagora – Yambol 2 Show on map →	Opened	36 km	Jul 14, 2010Tender awarded Aug 2, 2010Construction start Jul 12, 2012Opened	–	–	ActorBuilder	Contract value лв133.97M
Yambol – Karnobat 2 Show on map →	Opened	49 km	Aug 31, 2010Tender awarded Sep 3, 2010Construction start Jul 15, 2013Opened	–	–	Trakia IV consortiumBuilder	Contract value лв209.646M
Karnobat – Burgas 2 Show on map →	Opened	35 km	2005Construction start Nov 2, 2006Opened	Actual лв150.266M(2005)	–	–	–

Contractor roles are as recorded in the award. Only builders count toward the delivery rankings.

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