The route Vidin-Dimovo-Bela-Ruzhintsi-Montana-Vratsa is part of the Trans-European transport corridor “Orient/East-Med Corridor” according to Regulation / EU / 1315/2013. The beginning of the route is the end of the infrastructure of the Danube Bridge 2, and the end – the beginning of the bypass of the town of Vratsa. Currently, the E-79 road has a variable size, sections in different operational condition and a route passing through settlements. These facts lead to inconsistent low speed, congestion, road accidents, adverse environmental impacts, which do not satisfy the requirements of the main trans-European transport network according to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and a repeal of Decision No 661/2010 / EU (1).
The purpose of the project is to provide complete project readiness for the construction of a new road route sections: Ruzhintsi-Montana and Montana-Vratsa with a total length of about 69 km. The main technical parameters of the newly designed road are: design speed 120 km / h; G-28 road gauge and road load capacity of 11.5 t / axle.