Earlier this year, an incredible multi-national project was revealed, which aims to connect via motorways and other roads the northeastern and southeastern parts of Europe. 

When the project is completed, driving by car from the Baltic region to the Aegean Sea will become a reality. 

Today, this direct trajectory is very difficult to realise because motorways are scarce, non-existent, or not connected.

As a result, the existing routes force travellers to travel through Central Europe, which is tedious and time-consuming. 

The Bulgarian company, Large Infrastructure Projects, announced the ambitious ABC+De project, which will span five EU countries – Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Hungary and Slovakia – as well as Turkey.

The estimated cost of the project is around €40 billion (£33.6 billion), with an estimated construction time of five to eight years.

According to adn.bg, there is also the possibility of extension to Cyprus and Scandinavia. 

The ABC+De project aims to compete with the Sino-Russian expansion in the region while offering dual benefits for NATO and the EU.

In addition to boosting tourism through the alleviation of hurdles and the creation of a direct and well-connected motorway network, the Bulgarian company hopes to promote economic integration and facilitate the movement of goods across borders among the participating countries. 

The motorway will traverse diverse landscapes, providing breathtaking views and contributing to the region’s overall tourist appeal.

The project is set to reduce the Suez-Baltica route by some 3,100 miles and speed up transport by three weeks, avoiding Gibraltar. 

The six countries involved in the project will see significant infrastructural development due to this mega-project.

“The project involves the construction of two cargo ports – one off the Aegean Sea in Greece, near Alexandroupolis, and another on the Baltic Sea in Poland, between Gransk and Kaliningrad,” adn.bg wrote, “connected by a motorway, high-speed rail, fibre optics, 5G and all the accompanying logistics and infrastructure elements.”