site.btaConstruction of Sofia Metro's 3rd Line to Start at End of 2015, Beginning of 2016

Construction of Sofia Metro's 3rd Line to Start at End  of 2015, Beginning of 2016

Sofia, August 13 (BTA) - Construction of the third line of Sofia's Metro will start at the end of 2015 or beginning of 2016, Metropoliten EAD Executive Director Stoyan Bratoev told journalists here on Thursday. Bratoev and Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova were inspecting the progress of construction of an extension of the Sofia Metro Line 2 in the southern part of the city.

The third line will have a total length of 16 km and 18 stations. Bratoev noted that construction of the project's first stage should start next spring. It will be 7.8 km-long and have eight metro stations. The section is included in OP Transport 2014-2020 with a projected cost of 440 million.

According to him, the competitive bidding for the selection of contractors has ended. A commission is currently working on selecting a supplier of the rolling stock.