Controlled-access highway

A historic road to the ancient city of Neonteikhos in the Aegean province of İzmir, which intersects with a motorway, was removed during the construction of an overpass bridge that was built for its protection, and now the removed stones have been reassembled as a puzzle.

In 2020 over 100 kilometers motorways and expressways will be under construction, Bulgaria's Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Petya Avramova told the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency. The road toll system covering over 6,000 kilometers of republican roads will start functioning until March 1, 2020, BNR reported.

Intense traffic on Bulgaria's main roads is expected ahead of the Christmas holidays.

33 people were injured after a bus traveling between Paris and London crashed into northern France as it exited a busy highway, police officials said.

The bus rolled sideways around noon as it exited the A1 motorway, France's busiest route, according to a police statement.

Dismissed Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Saturday, while paying a visit to the Bacau Municipality ring road building site, said there still were more things to accomplish in infrastructure, nevertheless over the past two years important steps had been made in this area.

54,067 vehicles were registered by the traffic cameras of Trakia Motorway at the exit of Sofia on September 20 - the last business day before the three weekend days for the Independence Day. Of these, 28 712 were traveling to Burgas and 25 355 vehicles were heading for Sofia, Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) traffic cameras at the exit of Sofia report showed.

The economy is moving at such pace that we cannot manage with the infrastructure, said Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in Ruse. He said the government is working on a number of infrastructure projects, including motorways, said the government press office.

Traffic throughout the country will be heavy.

The great journey for the holiday continues today. Traffic throughout the country will be heavy due to the longer weekend. The police presence will also be strengthened.

Nearly 150 mobile, 25 stationary and 30 tripod cameras will monitor if speed limits are respected.

Intense road traffic is expected from the early afternoon hours on this day.

The upcoming non-working day of September 6 will be the reason for the intensive traffic from the big cities to the resort complexes and to the border points starting today.

Attiki Odos SA, the company that manages the Attica ring road, has agreed to freeze a planned hike to toll charges until the end of the year after calling a truce with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

The ministry, in turn, has held back a bill prepared by the previous government halting the raise until the motorway's concession is re-examined.