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Title: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE MODERNIZATION OF THE SOFIA - PLOVDIV RAILWAY LINE

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE MODERNIZATION OF THE SOFIA - PLOVDIV RAILWAY LINE

Stoyo Todorov; Kina Kutsarova-Dimitorova; Yonko Paskalev
10.5593/sgem2024/5.1
1314-2704
English
24
5.1
•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE 
•    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
The Sofia-Plovdiv railway line is part of the Sofia-Plovdiv-Istanbul direction along the Orient/Eastern-Mediterranean corridor of the Trans-European network (TEN-T). The line is of important national and strategic importance. The project to modernize the line will lead to better conditions for transporting passengers and cargo and reaching European interoperability standards [1]. One of the predicted effects of modernization is an increase in the volume of freight transport at the expense of road transport. This will lead to easing the road network, improving traffic safety and reducing harmful gases released into the atmosphere. Reduced travel time and improved accessibility of the environment will lead to an increase in passenger traffic. With the higher speed of movement, it is necessary to straighten the route compared to the existing one and to implement numerous tunnels, bridges and overpasses. The approved route crosses the territory of two areas of the ecological network Naturе 2000. These factors will lead to negative effects on the environment, cultural heritage and human health. The report examines measures to reduce noise, protect biological species, protect water and soil at the design stage. An analysis was made and the main risks facing the project were indicated. Currently, the project is at the construction stage with a completion date of 2027. After commissioning, it is planned to measure the measures included in the project to limit the harmful effects.
[1] Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European parliament and of the Counsil of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Official Journal of the European Union, L 138/44, v.2020
[2] Decision on environmental impact assessment No. 6-6/2014 https://www.moew.government.bg/static/media/ups/tiny/filebase/Industry/EIA/2014/Reshenie_OVOS_6-6-2014.pdf
[3] 2017-ОП-061 "Modernization of the railway section Elin Pelin - Kostenets, by specific positions" https://zop.rail-infra.bg:3737/DocumentList.aspx? SXHmTXofHwDBWTZ9ZC5qsxoiZ%2fEge%2fT%2f
We thank the Center for Scientific Research and Design at the University of Architecture, Construction and Geodesy for the allocated funds and assistance in purchasing the necessary licenses and software products.
conference
Proceedings of 24th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2024
24th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2024, 1 - 7 July, 2024
Proceedings Paper
STEF92 Technology
International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM
SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.
775-782
1 - 7 July, 2024
website
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environmental impact, railways, ecological network Nature 2000

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