The intervention sites included in the project idea fall within the "compact zone for integrated interventions Burgas West", defined in the PIRO Burgas. The zone covers the western and northwestern peripheries of the urbanized territory of the city and includes important functional connections with neighboring rural municipalities. The sites are located on the territory of the Northern Industrial Zone. Each of the activities in the project solves a specific problem identified for the specific area: deteriorated condition of the street surfaces and absence of sidewalks; given the poor condition of the road surface and the small dimensions of the street, deteriorated air quality is observed; the current condition of the technical infrastructure elements is not good enough to attract investment interest; few opportunities for the introduction and development of new economic activities other than industry.
The partners in this project are: Burgas Municipality, "Free Duty Free Zone" AD and "Industrial and Logistics Park Burgas" AD, Association "Prospektimi", as the improvement of the business environment will increase investment interest in the territory, which will have an impact on the development of the target territory.
The main goal of the project is to encourage investment activity and increase the economic potential of the municipality of Burgas by utilizing the opportunities of the target territory.
The specific objectives through the implementation of which the main goal will be achieved are the following:
✓ To renew the road infrastructure in the Northern Industrial Zone through the repair and reconstruction of "Krayezerna" Street;
✓ To modernize the business environment in order to attract investors/entrepreneurs through the implementation of infrastructure measures on the territory of the Industrial and Logistics Park and Free Duty Free Zone;
✓ To improve the environmental situation not only within the target area, but also throughout the city by diverting intensive traffic outside the residential part of the city.
The project includes measures, the implementation of which will involve investment in technical infrastructure, human resources, physical transformation through the implementation of green measures and the construction of a new building, activities that apply the principles of sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion.
Krayezerna Street provides transport connectivity and access to strategic sites located in the PZS, and the construction of the bike lane guarantees bicycle connectivity of the satellite neighborhoods of the city with the central city part. The modernized road infrastructure totals 1900 km, and the construction of a 1.7 km bike path along the street is also planned.
The construction of a multifunctional building and the improvement of the adjacent space with green measures on the territory of "Industrial Logistics Park-Burgas" AD will improve the investment environment of the municipality.
The measures in the Free Duty Free Zone will help to encourage the implementation of economic initiatives by providing customs preferential services, faster, simpler and unbureaucratic formalities.
The target groups benefiting from the project are: Bulgarian and foreign companies, employees, 233,089 inhabitants of Burgas, over 200,000 tourists annually.
The results that will be achieved are:
✓ improved road infrastructure;
✓ improved business environment and conditions for increasing the entrepreneurial capacity of the region;
✓ improved environmental situation not only in the target area, but also in the city.
Status: implemented
A grant agreement No. BG16FFPR003-1.001-0055-C01 has been signed for the implementation of the project.
Total budget: EUR 12,987,101.40
EU funding: EUR 8,646,968.29
Of which:
Total partner budget: EUR 2,096,494.11
EU funding: EUR 2,000,173.84
Partner's own funding: EUR 4,096,667.95
Project duration: November 2025 to November 2028
Funding: Regional Development Programme 2021-2027, Priority Axis Integrated Urban Development, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under direct grant procedure No. BG16FFPR003-1.001 "Support for integrated urban development in the 10 urban municipalities – main centers of growth”.