On April 18, 2013 experts of Transparency International – Bulgaria took part in the first meeting of the Committee for Monitoring of the Construction of Struma Motorway. It is an initiative of the Contraction Authority – the Road Infrastructure Agency and the Operational Program “Transport”, which aims to ensure better publicity and transparency of one of the biggest infrastructure projects in the country.

 

As an Independent Observer of the construction of Lot 2 of Struma Motorway, Transparency International – Bulgaria was invited to take part in the cooperation between public institutions and non-governmental organizations that have continued interest in issues related to the construction of infrastructure projects, environmental problems, anti-corruption monitoring and other.

 

Main topic of the discussion during the meeting was the work on the project in the sections Lot 1 and 4, as well as a number of environmental issues in relation to the wild life habitats protection along the route of the Struma Motorway. The representatives of the Road Infrastructure Agency also announced that the construction of Lot 2 is in progress as planned.