site.btaNew Interactive Map Provides Detailed Public Information about Road Repairs

Regional Development and Public Works Minister Nikolay Naydenov Wednesday presented to the press a new interactive road map that, for the first time ever, makes public details about road repairs in Bulgaria. The aim is to improve transparency about how taxpayer money is spent by the Road Infrastructure Agency, the Minister told the reporters.

"It all started a month ago when I made a commitment to Prime Minister Andrey Gurov to ensure transparency about the activity, contracts and cash flow in the Road Infrastructure Agency," he said.

The map shows all ongoing contracts for road repair and maintenance and shows the contractor, the contract value and status. Users can also check if a road is still in warrantee period.

Yordan Terziev, political advisor to the Minister, said that the information is well structured and easy to download, which allows citizens and analysts to exercise independent control.

He said it is "the first step in a bigger idea": creating an electronic ID for a road stretch. 

The value of road repair projects stood at EUR 1,407 million as of the time the map was created, said Terziev. He added that this amount included ongoing planned and completed works for ongoing framework agreements with contractors. One can see how the money is distributed by regions, roads and road sections.

It is a dynamic map with several information layers. It is linked with the register for public procurements. 

During the news conference, officials did a demonstration of the map functionalities using Trakia Motorway as example. It showed five sections with ongoing repairs and EUR 96 million spent for repairs that were completed in 2025. The total value of assigned repairs is EUR 173 million.

The chair of the Managing Board of the Road Infrastructure Agency, Todor Atanassov, said that the resources for repairs is very much limited because the money slated for years to come has already been claimed and spent. At present, the Road Infrastructure Agency can only spend each month an amount equal to last year’s budget, on a one-twelfth basis. He noted that industry representatives have highlighted a surge in material costs - bitumen and fuel - due to the crisis in the Middle East. He added that, given the limited funds, only the most urgent safety-related work will be carried out, and major overhauls will not be undertaken under the guise of routine maintenance.