The Danube Bridge 2 consists of eight pillars that are in the non-navigable channel of Danube river, crossing from the low lying Bulgarian bank over the small island, followed by its four main pillars, numbered PB9, PB10, PB11 and PB12. [11] Another factor that would make ferry traffic impossible or difficult were the very cold winters, when the Danube river sometimes freezes completely. They are also protesting against air pollution in the city. [44], The opening of the bridge was estimated to take place in May 2013,[45][46] but technical problems have caused further delay. "Friendship Bridge" is actually a former name. [60] The Romanian PM Victor Ponta made a statement after the inauguration of the bridge that Romania plans to build a motorway between Craiova and Calafat. A research under the European PHARE programme found that the most profitable place for the bridge would have been between Lom and Rast, but neither countries agreed with this. Travellers from Bulgaria (and Turkey) towards Central and Western Europe who wanted to avoid both the long waiting times and high transfer prices for the Calafat-Vidin ferry crossing and the customs procedures and road tolls one would face when travelling through Serbia, which is outside the European Union border, had to make a long detour towards the Giurgiu–Ruse Bridge. The main road (1/E79) was supposed to have 2 lanes in each direction, but the left lane now ends into the U-turn-facility, which is signposted rather sparsely, thus forming a safety risk to both traffic overtaking at higher speeds and cyclists, as can be seen in this video, filmed in October 2014. At the point where the railway meets the road, a gap in the median crash barrier has been adapted to serve as a U-turn lane. Before this bridge opened, the only connection between Bulgaria and Romania was the Ruse bridge (in the east, around 55 kilometres from Vidin), which will now be refurbished. The two countries were initially set to become part of the Schengen Area by the time the bridge would open, and no border police cabins had been ordered until the very last moment. [55], The DN56 road from Calafat to Craiova, considered to be in a poor condition, is currently under rehabilitation works[56] and runs through most of the settlements on the route. However, the city of Vidin is lying lower and is protected by dikes, while the bank on the Calafat side is high above Danube river. It was officially opened with a ceremony held on 14 June 2013. If the building process continued at the same speed, reportedly, one may have expected that the last gap, between pillars PB11 and PB12, was closed in November 2012. The national road from Sofia to Vidin (I-1/E79) is linked to the Hemus motorway (A2) up to the city of Botevgrad, and continues with a dual carriageway road to Vratsa. Starting at PB9, the bridge deck was extended segment by segment and soon the first stay cables could be seen. Repairs took 4 months and were paid by the FCC company, through the warranty established. On 1 October 2012, the gap between the bridge deck at PB12 and the abutment A3 on the Romanian river bank was closed. Meanwhile, the Danube riverbank was being prepared for the construction of a concrete factory. These historical documents were shown on Bulgarian television in June 2013, during a report on the Second Danube Bridge. It is an extradosed bridge and was built by the Spanish company Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, at the cost of €226 million. Carrying road and rail traffic between Vidin and Calafat, it will provide a vital link on a key priority route of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). During the night, with little trucks arriving, ferry passengers had to wait several hours to cross the Danube river. The Giurgiu–Ruse Bridge was built with help from the Soviet Union and opened in 1954 as the Friendship Bridge (Bulgarian: Мост на дружбата, Most na druzhbata). The bridge connecting it to the capital of Romania, Bucharest, is only 45 miles (75 km) away, and makes it a popular weekend destination with the inhabitants of the Romanian capital. [54] These are not among the busiest roads in the country, according to a study conducted in 2010. [63] It is also an important alternative, in terms of time, to the transit route through Serbia, which despite being shorter and providing more kilometers of motorway, has pricier road tolls and can take more time for customs procedures, due to the fact that the country is not a member of the European Union. Residents of the Danube city of Ruse blocked traffic near Danube Bridge border crossing at the Bulgaria-Romania border. Between 2007 and 2009 not much progress had been achieved. Starting from 1993, there was a long and bitter dispute between Romania and Bulgaria about the location of the second Danube bridge. Despite the low water levels in the Danube river construction continued swiftly, working on the abutment A3, on the Romanian river bank. It remained however uncertain when vehicles were to be able to cross the bridge, as the finishing works, such as paving the bridge deck and mounting safety barriers, were expected to take several months. Looking tremendous. The project will construct a new bridge, main road and connecting road, improving transport links from the Black Sea to north-east Romania. The Vidin-Calafat bridge is part of the Pan-European Corridor IV, which runs from Dresden (Germany) to Istanbul (Turkey) and is considered an essential network for the development of transport in the area. [27] Soon after the official ceremony, trouble started. The toll is collected at toll booths, located on the Romanian side. Vidin municipality had split up land that was needed for the bridge into smaller parcels. [20][21], In 2012, the cost of building the Danube Bridge 2 and its adjoining infrastructures raised to the sum of €226 million. A new Danube bridge being constructed over the River Danube between Bulgaria and Romania is due for completion by 2012. New Danube bridge to speed up international traffic. The bridge is located between Vidin (Bulgaria) and Calafat (Romania).It is 1971 meters long. [12][13] About one month after the opening of the bridge, the ferry service between Vidin and Calafat was suspended. This has been fixed by a sign warning that the road ahead is a toll road, just a few hundred metres before the bridge. [14] This detour to Ruse often took longer than waiting for a ferry in Vidin or Oryahovo, however, both ways of crossing the border can take a long time. The Danube River catchment basin comprises 42.5% of the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and total… By June 2010, only the bridge crossing over the small island had been built. The transit fee is 6 Euros", "European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries", "Strategy for the development of the transport system of the Republic of Bulgaria until 2020", "Topul celor mai aglomerate sosele din Romania. Travelling through Serbia was usually faster, but crossing outside the borders of the European Union can be a hassle with customs. The project has an estimated cost of nearly €440 million. [6] The first vehicles were allowed to cross the bridge after midnight, on 15 June 2013. Axa București-Giurgiu, principala victimă a noului pod peste Dunăre", "Bulgaria: Bulgaria, Romania PMs To Premiere Danube Bridge 2", No Sign of Romanian Worker Who Fell off Danube Bridge 2, Novinite, 21 November 2012, retrieved 1 June 2013, News on website of FCC: The Construction of Danube Bridge Vidin-Calafat – unbreakable, 26.05.2013. Pending issues were how and where that company would be registered, dispute resolution methods and what fiscal law it would be subject to. „Danube bridge Vidin-Calafat“ АD, 22.10.2020, Due to finishing repair works of the bridge between Vidin and Calafat, from October 15th – October 16th 2020, vehicles crossing from Romania to Bulgaria shall use right lane on the roadway. [16] The final agreement was that the second Danube bridge was to be built between Vidin and Calafat, but Romania refused to invest in other than the adjacent infrastructure on their territory.[17]. The movement of vehicles from Bulgaria to Romania shall use right lane on the roadway. The total length of Bulgaria’s borders is 2,245 kilometres. Bulgaria needs to improve its road links with the rest of Europe as it is now a prime vacation destination in the EU. Approaching the bridge from Vidin, Bulgaria, in the summer of 2013 it was not very clearly signposted that traffic past the Vidin exit, which lies approximately 5 kilometres from the bridge, would automatically end up at the Calafat toll gates, with no possibility to escape the toll fares. In 1999, a stability pact for South East Europe was signed by banks and national governments, aiming to bring investments to countries like Bulgaria and Romania. Ruse oblast is more defined by the Danube valley than its neighbors. This bridge is connecting Bulgaria (Ruse) and Romania (Giurgiu) over the great Danube river. Vidin-Based Company to Run 2nd Bulgaria-Romania Bridge, Bulgaria, Romania to Divide Danube Bridge 2 Toll Revenues according to Investments, Novinite/Sofia News Agency, 29 October 2012, retrieved 1 June 2013, 2nd Bulgaria-Romania Bridge to Be Launched May Earliest, Novinite, 9 April 2013, retrieved 1 June 2013, Bulgarian President: Danube Bridge 2 to Be Ready by Mid-May, Novinite, 10 April 2013, retrieved 1 June 2013. For centuries there had been no bridges crossing the Danube river between Bulgaria and Romania since the destruction of Constantine's Bridge, which was built by the Romans, until the Giurgiu–Ruse Friendship Bridge was built and opened in 1954. Senior government officials from Bulgaria and Romania, including the two heads of government, and European Commissioner for regional policy Johannes Hahn attended on June 14 the official opening of the bridge over the Danube River between Vidin and Calafat. It is the second bridge on the shared section of the Danube between the two countries. There is also another road from Sofia to Vidin (81), via Kostinbrod and through the Petrohan Pass to Montana. The Danube provides a natural border between Bulgaria and Romania. The New Europe Bridge, previously known as the Danube Bridge 2 (Bulgarian: Дунав мост 2, Dunav most 2), and informally called the Calafat-Vidin Bridge (Bulgarian: Мост Видин–Калафат, Most Vidin–Kalafat; Romanian: Podul Calafat–Vidin), is a road and rail bridge between the cities of Vidin, Bulgaria, and Calafat, Romania. The bridge between Vidin on the Bulgarian bank of the Danube River and Calafat in Romania has already been completed and is ready for use, reports in Bulgarian media said last month. Traffic will remain blocked until 8 pm, the demonstrators warned. This photo taken on Thursday, June 13, 2013 shows the new bridge between Bulgaria and Romania, in the town of Vidin, Bulgaria. The city of Ruse justifies its importance for its economy, population size and its role as main frontier gateway between Romania and Bulgaria (through the oldest and main bridge over the Danube between the two nations). Waiting at the Serbian customs can take 1 to 5 hours, especially during the summer season, when many immigrants travel back to their families. The movement of vehicles from Bulgaria to Romania shall use the right lane on the roadway. [36], On 24 October 2012, the two countries' Prime Ministers, joined by the European Union Regional Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn, met halfway on the bridge, after the two shores of the Danube were finally connected during the preceding week. [37] At the event, the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov declared that he expected that the bridge would be opened in spring 2013. [citation needed], On 22 May 2013, the Bulgarian president announced that the opening ceremony of the Danube Bridge 2 was set to take place on the 14 June 2013, and that the toll for passenger cars would be six euro. Although Bulgaria is south of Romania, crossing the Danube Bridge 2 from Vidin towards Calafat is done from northwest to southeast. Trees on the small island on the Bulgarian side of the Danube however took a long time to be cut off. The building of the bridge saw a fatal victim in November 2012, when a Romanian worker fell off the bridge. [15] Romania wanted transiting trucks to stay in their country as long as possible by placing the bridge further east, between Turnu Măgurele and Nikopol. :-) Official website of the maintenance company of the bridge, website of the construction of Danube Bridge 2, Construction of ... Bridge ... at Vidin-Calafat, Bridge ... between Vidin (Bulgaria) and Calafat (Romania), FCC`s teamwork in the Danube Vidin-Calafat`s bridge, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Europe_Bridge&oldid=997255548, Articles with dead external links from December 2016, Articles with dead external links from October 2010, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Articles containing Bulgarian-language text, Articles containing Romanian-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2013, Articles with failed verification from July 2013, Articles with dead external links from July 2013, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Four lanes of roadway, one railway track and a combined bicycle path/pedestrian walkway (, Trucks up to 7.5 t; Vehicles between 9 and 23 seats, Trucks over 12 t with up to 3 axles; Vehicles with over 23 seats, Images with the construction status of the bridge were posted regularly on the, A live traffic camera has been installed. [9] In fact, the whole country became isolated, since Bulgarians had always been relying on the road through Serbia for their transit transport to Western Europe.[10]. The section will be provided with the relevant road signs! The Bulgarian Ministry of Transport delayed the start of the construction at least three times before the inaugural ceremony. [28] Since these parcels were sold out to different people, the Bulgarian minister of transport had to wait for a law that made it possible to expropriate the new landowners. "The Calafat-Vidin bridge will be inaugurated on June 14th. Only 16 months after its official opening there are potholes in the road from the bridge to the toll gates, as can be seen further on in the aforementioned video. The official opening has been scheduled for June 14 and will be attended by Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn. [30][31] Taking a closer look on the Bulgarian side, one could notice some preparation of the track leading towards the future bridge, with a small office being built. The Danube Bridge 2 makes travelling in and out of Bulgaria through Vidin much easier than it was previously by ferry boat. ", "European Investment Bank Activities in South Eastern Europe", "Bridge to a new era for Bulgaria and Romania", "Bulgaria: EC Backs Down over Danube Bridge Funding", "The construction of Danube Bridge II begins", "Станишев направи първа копка на Дунав мост 2", "Строителството на Дунав мост 2 стартира през юни", "През юни тази година ще започне строителството на моста на р. Дунав между Видин и Калафат", "Bulgaria: Land Litigations in Bulgaria Delay Second Bridge over Danube", "Bulgarian-Romanian bridge delayed by land plot disputes", "More delays for Vidin-Calafat Danube bridge", "Klassa.bg - Construction of Danube Bridge 2 delayed due to concession issues", "ROMANIA: Romania Could Lose European Funding of Calafat-Vidin Bridge, Transport Minister Warns", "Bulgaria: EC Snubs Bulgaria, Steps Back over Danube Bridge Funding Alone", "Томислав Дончев: Дунав мост-2 ще е готов до края на годината", "Bulgaria: 18m 'Left' to Bridge Bulgaria, Romania Again", "New Danube Bridge Between Bulgaria and Romania To Improve European Transport Network", "Bulgaria: Bulgarian, Romanian PMs Meet Halfway on Freshly Built Bridge", "Podul dintre România şi Bulgaria de la Calafat-Vidin va fi deschis în primăvara anului viitor", "Cum va influenţa ruta Calafat-Vidin strategia de transport a României. As of October 2014, any vehicle driving from Vidin to Calafat can be seen on, This page was last edited on 30 December 2020, at 18:11. Dry summers come with low water levels in the Danube river, which sometimes caused the ferry to get stuck at the loading ramp, making waiting times even longer. The bridge is the second on the 500-kilometer stretch of the Danube River that forms the common border between the Balkan neighbors, and is touted as a key to boosting growth in one of Europe's poorest regions. Chairman of this stability pact was Bodo Hombach, who had set up a great lobby in favor of the new bridge between Vidin and Calafat. Hence the name Dunav most 2 for the second bridge crossing the Danube between Vidin and Calafat. Vehicles travelling from Vidin to Novo selo shall use one of the two lanes of the roadway. [25][failed verification][26][dead link]. As early as in 1909[7] the local authorities in Vidin (in Bulgaria) had first expressed their interest in building a bridge to Calafat (in Romania), by sending a petition to the Bulgarian parliament and to Aleksandar Malinov, who was prime minister at that time. After this gap was closed, one could walk halfway across the Danube river. It is made by 300 segments of 120 t everyone and 162 – of 250 tons. [34] Throughout the year 2012 the bridge got into shape. The bridge has a separated path for pedestrians and cyclists, but the approach to this cycling track seems to be not signposted clearly enough. In 2005 and 2006, consultants were hired to control all procedures in the building process and private companies were invited to send in a bid. Out of these borders, 1,181 kilometres are on land, 686 kilometres are on rivers – including the river Danube, which flows along Bulgaria's border with Romania - and 378 kilometres are on the sea. Construction started in 1952, finished in 1954. The Vidin-Calafat Bridge over the Danube River will provide an important link in the transport infra-structure of both Bulgaria and Romania, and will form part of the southern branch of the pan-European transport Corridor number IV. [35] Bulgarian radio reporters found out about a technical problem: the difference in the height of the bridge deck between two sides of the gap was 45 centimetres (18 in), so closing of the gap was not possible before both bridge decks were adjusted to the same height level. This bridge is located 307 kilometres (191 mi) downstream and before 2013 it was the only other bridge across the Danube border that Bulgaria shares with Romania. DIRECTION FROM BULGARIA TO ROMANIA /prices in BGN and EURO/ According DECREE … [52][53], In Romania, the bridge provides access to national roads connecting with Craiova and Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Foundation per pier was composed by 24 in situ piles 2 m diameter and depths ranging between 68 and 80 m (one of the deepest in situ foundation project in Europe), executed by maritime means. [22], Construction officially began on 13 May 2007 in Vidin in the presence of Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev and Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Erhard Busek. The bridge is located near the middle of this reversed S. At most part of the Danube river, the Bulgarian bank lies slightly higher above water than the Romanian river bank. During the first year of rapidly building the concrete factory, FCC Construccion was preparing the segments for the bridge. The Vidin-Calafat bridge is part of the Pan-European Corridor IV, which runs from Dresden (Germany) to Istanbul (Turkey) and is considered an essential network for the development of transport in the area. The cost of building the bridge, without the adjoining infrastructures was estimated in 2000 to be €99 million. Due to the early completion of the repair works, the passage of motor vehicles through the overpass on road III-122 from Vidin to Novo Selo, road junction "Novo Selo", is carried out normally in both traffic lanes of the overpass.„DanubebridgeVidin-Calafat“ АD, 07.12.2020, Due to the repair of the overpass on road III-122 from Vidin to Novo selo, road junction “Novo selo”, from November 25th 2020 to December 09th 2020 a temporary road organization will be introduced. Cyclists approaching the bridge from Vidin, Bulgaria would have to cross the approach road 1/E79 at some point, to get to the cycling track on the left side of the road, but crash barriers stand in their way. Crossing borders from Bulgaria to Romania through Ruse/Giurgiu bridge of Danube River. [57] In its first year of operation, it was discovered that water was leaking in between the asphalt road cover and the bridge deck. [18][19] Thanks to the lobby of Bodo Hombach, the European Investment Bank granted the project a credit loan of €50 million in December 2000. This is because here the Danube has a very large mirrored S-shape, spanning across approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi), starting at Novo Selo and ending in Lom. Instead of its official name, Bulgarians tend to simply call it the Dunav most, which means Danube Bridge. Today it's just the "Danube Bridge". The road from Montana to Vidin is a rehabilitated[49] two-lane single carriageway road. It will provide for both road and rail links. This road is shorter and very scenic, but it takes more time as it runs over the Balkan Mountains and through the villages. The main pillars became clearly visible throughout 2011. [29] These procedures slowed down the real start of the building process to a great extent. On 3 October 2012, the remaining gap in the bridge was only 18 metres (59 ft). The foundation of the pillars in the navigable channel of the river were built during the same year by special foundation contractor TERRATEST. Constantine’s Bridge on the Danube River, the largest river bridge in ancient times, was a bridge in the Roman Empire which connected the major city of Ulpia Oescus (today’s Gigen in Northern Bulgaria) in the Moesia Superior province with Sucidava (today’s Corabia in Southern Romania) in the Dacia Province.. December 2014. Danube Bridge 2 between Bulgaria and Romania: The Bridge of Shame! Bulgaria wanted to revive the isolated city of Vidin, putting the bridge as far west as possible, between Vidin and Calafat. However, another video recorded in October 2014 shows that it is no longer possible to sneak through that parking lot and drive back over the bridge to Bulgaria for free. [61], Most of the international transit traffic across the bridge is between Bulgaria and Hungary, with a significant part of the freight traffic coming from Turkey. Danube shoreline in summer, Bulgaria – view to the bridge axis Based on the preliminary EIA report, and in accordance with Bulgarian and Romanian legislation, the competent environmental authorities and local authorities from both countries also organized public hearings, with the public concerned and with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), in Calafat and Vidin in January 2002. The Cernavodă Bridge is a complex of two motorway-railroad truss bridges in Romania, across the Danube River, connecting the cities of Cernavodă and Feteşti. „DanubebridgeVidin-Calafat“ АD, 10.11.2020, Due to implementation of repair works on road overpass on E-79 in the Romanian part of the Border check-point at Danube Bridge Vidin–Calafat, from October 26th 2020 to November 09th 2020 a temporary road organization will be introduced. The new bridge connecting Romania and Bulgaria via the cities of Calafat and Vidin should be ready at the beginning of May and crossing the bridge across the Danube will cost EUR 2 for cars. Bulgaria shares borders to the north with Romania, to the east with the Black Sea, to the south with Turkey and Greece, and to the west with Macedonia and Serbia. Danube Bridge II Vidin - Kalafat [Bulgaria : Romania] ... 12.06.2008: The first piles of the Danube Bridge 2 were driven The Italians have driven the first pile of the railway trestle of the Danube Bridge 2, informed engineer Constantin Zhiponov, deputy chef … Romania’s Government is evaluating plans for a new bridge project, which would span the River Danube. [50] Traffic analysis on this route have indicated that (as of 2013) it did not require a motorway status,[51] therefore Bulgaria's priorities remain finishing the already started motorway projects, such as the Hemus and the Struma motorways, as well as the new planned Europe motorway, between Sofia and the Serbian border. The latter, with the official name New Europe Bridge, was built for combined transport, road and rail. [39] In October 2012 it was expected that this company would be located in Sofia.[40]. They will serve also as border checkpoints until both Bulgaria and Romania enter the Schengen Area. Cyclists therefore often continue cycling on the main road instead, as can be seen in this video. Bulgarian Prime Minister Ivan Kostov wanted to give the project a credit loan of US$180 million. The bridge would be constructed in Romania’s Dobrogea Region. In 2009, it became clear that the building of the second Danube Bridge could not be finished by the end of 2010, since it had not yet really begun. Even though the linking roads are still far from motorway standards, the New Europe Bridge (Danube Bridge 2) has become highly popular among transport companies, because it provides a road with no custom checks from Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey to Austria, Germany and the rest of Europe, through Romania and Hungary, without leaving the European Union. Due to the failure to meet the original deadline, Bulgaria almost lost the financing of the whole project,[32] but they were granted more time to finish the bridge by the end of 2012,.[33]. [68], Effective from 1 July 2013, the following tolls apply for crossing the New Europe Bridge:[69]. The Danube Bridge 2 is part of the Pan-European Corridor IV. Protesters demand the resignations of Premier Boyko Borissov and prosecutor General Ivan Geshev. 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