How much did New Europe Bridge cost to build?
The New Europe Bridge (Danube Bridge 2, Vidin-Calafat Bridge) is the 1,971 m extradosed road and rail bridge over the Danube between Vidin in Bulgaria and Calafat in Romania, built by the Spanish company FCC with engineering by Ingerop and High-Point Rendel, financed with grants and loans from the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, the French Development Agency and KfW, officially opened at 16:00 on 14 June 2013 with traffic from midnight on 15 June. Railway Gazette reported a total cost of EUR 275 million, of which Bulgaria contributed EUR 225 million and Romania EUR 50 million, whereas Wikipedia gives EUR 226 million for the bridge and its adjoining infrastructure.
Reported project cost
€275 million
Approximately $365.23 million
Cost basis: 2013
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthVidin-Calafat Danube Bridge official website
- 1,971 m
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Opened or launched
Vidin-Calafat Danube Bridge official website14 June 2013