The official opening of a newly constructed section of the Trakiya highway between the village of Svoboda and Stara Zagora will be held October 5 2007.

The ceremony would start at 12.00 at 193 km from Sofia in the direction of Bourgas, Dnevnik daily quoted the construction company Trace Group Hold.

The highway passes south of Stara Zagora. The opening of the new segment coincides with the holiday of the city on October 5.

Expected to attend the official opening ceremony were Prime Minster Sergei Stanishev and Regional Development and Public Works Minister Assen Gagaouzov, Dnevnik said.