Roads in Bulgaria

A 5 km Queue of Trucks Has Formed at the Exit of "Kapitan Andreevo" Border Checkpoint

The traffic at the Bulgarian-Turkish border is intense. A 5 km queue of trucks has formed at the exit of "Kapitan Andreevo" border checkpoint, reported Traffic Police.

At "Lesovo" checkpoint there is a 1 km queue, at the exit from Bulgaria as well.

At all the border checkpoints with Serbia, The Republic of Macedonia, Greece and Romania the traffic is regular.

Border Checkpoints With Turkey Blocked By Protests Against "Voting Tourism"

Slightly after 10:00 hrs, traffic at border cross checkpoint Kapitan Andreevo was blocked by protests held by patriots against the so-called "voting tourism" from Turkey.

Initially, the protest was announced as peaceful but, later on, people decided to block the lane from Turkey to Bulgaria and put tyres and chains along it.

Trucks Barred from Some Bulgarian Motorways, Busiest Roads on Sunday Afternoon

Trucks weighing more than 12 tons will be barred from using motorways and the busiest roads in Bulgaria between 14:00 and 20:00 news on Sunday, March 05, authorities say.

The reason is the intense traffic directed to Sofia expected at the end of a long weekend, according to the Road Infrastructure Agency.

Alongside motorways, roads affected include:

Technical Issues Halt Truck Traffic at Bulgaria-Turkey Border

Problems with the border system on the Turkish side have stopped the movement of trucks leaving Bulgaria through the Kapitan Andreevo-Kapikule border crossing, the Road Infrastructure Agency says.

All trucks weighing more than 12 tons will now be redirected through to the border point at Lesovo.

Bulgaria's RIA To Seek Furnding for Kalotina-Sofia Highway

The Road Infrastructure Agency will apply for funding for the construction of the highway from border cross checkpoint Kalotina to the Sofia ring road, decided on Wednesday the outgoing cabinet.

The funds for the first section of the highway which starts from the border and reaches Dragoman will be sought via the Connecting Europe Facility under the annual operational programme 2016.

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