BUL/ COHESION POLICY: THE EU INVESTS IN THE TRAMWAY OF SOFIA

  €46.6 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is invested to upgrade tramway     infrastructure and services in the Bulgarian capital.€46.6 million from the European Regional     Development Fund (ERDF) is invested to upgrade tramway infrastructure and services in the Bulgarian     capital. EU-funded works include the reconstruction of the tramway track along "Kamenodelska" Street     and "Tsar Boris III" Boulevard, a section that serves 5 tramlines including tram line 5 which transports     over 50,000 people a day. The ERDF will also fund the purchase of new low-floor articulated trams and     the upgrade of traffic management and passenger information systems. €34 million from the ERDF was   already invested in the Sofia tramway in the previous EU budget period.