The problems are inherent in the way in which the construction of AM "Hemus" 2018-2019 began.

The betting of the process itself - to give 35% advances, without being clear when the construction will start.

The problem is not that the money was given out, but that it was given when it was not clear when construction of the highway would begin.

This was stated by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, Ivan Shishkov

Ivan Shishkov was born on September 14, 1963 in Sofia.

He graduated with a master's degree in the program "Nedelya 150" on BNR.

According to him, the companies have signed contracts according to which, with this advance of 35%, the amounts should not be indexed:

"We are starting to fall into a trap, it is not only with Hemus, it is the trap of the entire construction chaos. This trap is starting to return like a boomerang in society, and with an extremely negative sign," noted Shishkov. 

The regional minister pointed out that there are no conditions to build highways in Bulgaria, because there is no planning, no detailed development plans, and no concept projects.

Shishkov responded to GERB's accusations about road payments

"The accusations of GERB are the result of the facts of how they maintained the roads in the period 2018-2021, which I am commenting on in the public space. Back then, the roads were mainly maintained with current repairs. During the main repairs, there is control, and during the current control, the control is extremely low. The condition of our roads is because of this," emphasized the Minister of Regional Development.

Due to the poor quality of the asphalt on the Trakia highway, one section will be fundamentally repaired, announced Minister Shishkov.

Ivan Shishkov

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