Roads in Bulgaria

The limitation is in connection with the visit of Pope Francis to Rakovski, reported NOVA TV. 

On May 6 (Monday) at short intervals before noon and in the afternoon the traffic on Trakia Highway in the 119th to 165th km will be stopped. The restriction is in connection with the visit of Pope Francis to Rakovski, the press agency of the Road Infrastructure Agency announced.

On the last day of the Easter holiday, restrictions on the movement of TIR trucks again come into force, reminded the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA). Today, from 14.00 to 20.00, all trucks above 12 tons will not be able to drive on highways and busy roads.
 

On the last working day before the Easter holidays, trucks of over 12 tonnes will banned from the motorways and busiest roads from 4 pm to 8 pm. The measure aims to increase safety and ease car traffic, the Road Infrastructure Agency said.

According to data as of 6 am, there is heavy traffic from Bulgaria on the checkpoints of Lesovo and Danube Bridge Ruse, Border Police said. Traffic flow through all other border checkpoints in the country is normal. Border Police are informing drivers that road repairs in the Bulgarian section of Danube Bridge at Ruse will continue through today.

The construction of a new 134 km of the Hemus highway in the section between Boisa and the road I-5 Ruse - Veliko Tarnovo starts.

This morning there is considerable truck traffic from Bulgaria on Kapitan Andreevo and Lesovo checkpoints, Border Police said. Traffic through all other border checkpoints in the country is normal. Traffic data was reported as of 6 am.

As of 6 am, on the Bulgarian-Turkish border there is considerable truck traffic on Kapitan Andreevo and Lesovo checkpoints, at exit from Bulgaria, Border Police said.
On the borders with Serbia, Macedonia, Greece and Romania, there is normal traffic through all crossings.

On Monday start repairs on three Viaducts on the Trakia highway, the travel agency announced. Because of their work on them, there will be restrictions on their movement. According to the API, repairs must be completed before the start of the active tourist season.

Nearly BGN 7 billion will be invested in roads in northern Bulgaria in the coming years, the Head of the Road Infrastructure Agency, Georgi Terziyski, said on 14th of March in Rousse, reports BNT. 

Archaeological finds revealed during the construction of the Struma highway near the village of Pokrovnik are part of the exhibits at the national exhibition "Bulgarian archeology 2018", the Road Infrastructure Agency (API) announced.