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Danube Bridge 2 official opening

The new Vidin–Calafat Bridge – also known Danube Bridge 2 – was being officially opened today. A road and rail bridge between the cities of Calafat, Romania and Vidin, Bulgaria, Danube Bridge 2 is the second bridge on the shared section of the Danube between Romania and Bulgaria. Expected to today’s event were dignitaries including the president of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev, Romania Prime Minister Victor Ponta, and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn.
June 13, 2013 Read time: 1 min
The new Vidin–Calafat Bridge – also known Danube Bridge 2 – was being officially opened today.

A road and rail bridge between the cities of Calafat, Romania and Vidin, Bulgaria, Danube Bridge 2 is the second bridge on the shared section of the Danube between Romania and Bulgaria.

Expected to today’s event were dignitaries including the president of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev, Romania Prime Minister Victor Ponta, and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn.

The Dunav Most 2 Vidin-Calafat joint venture for the operation of Danube Bridge 2 has been set up by the transport ministries of Bulgaria and Romania.

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