The construction of Liulin Highway in Bulgaria should begin in October, according to the director of the national roads agency Vesselin Georgiev. By the end of September, the European Commission will select a consultant for the project and Georgiev has already signed a contract for the construction of the highway with the Turkish consortium Mapa Cengiz. The European Commission selected the company from a choice of five applicants.

The project budget totals €148m and more than €137m have been allocated for the construction works. The project would be executed in three years, during which time a 20km road section will need to be completed.

Liulin Highway is part of the European transport corridor 4, connecting Vidin to Koulata through Sofia. The construction of Liulin Highway is the first project Mapa Cengiz would carry out in Bulgaria. In Turkey, the company has completed more than 20 road projects worth around €620m.