site.btaOver-20-t Trucks Barred Off Some Roads during Hottest Hours on Wednesday

With extremely hot weather expected on Wednesday, July 17, heavy-duty trucks are barred off some of the national roads in 10 of Bulgaria's 28 administrative regions during the hottest part of the day to minimize the risk of damage to road surfaces and reduce the danger of health issues to drivers and passengers, the Road Infrastructure Agency said.

The ban applies to trucks with gross weight of over 20 tonnes for the period from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the northern regions of Ruse, Shumen, Varna, Lovech, Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Targovishte, Razgrad and Silistra, as well as Sofia in the southwest. During the waiting period, over-20-t trucks should be parked off the carriageway at designated places, where they will not hinder vehicles on the road.

The restriction does not apply to trucks carrying perishable food, temperature-sensitive goods, live animals or dangerous products.

The roads where the temporary ban applies are:

Ruse Region: Road I-2 Ruse-Razgrad (the section from the city exit at Ruse in the direction of Razgrad, 12th to 37th kilometre); Road I-5 Ruse-Veliko Tarnovo (the section from the city exit at Ruse, from the 6th to the 65th kilometre, and between Byala and Ruse in the direction of Ruse).

Shumen and Varna regions: Hemus Motiorway, from the 311th kilometre at Buhovtsi to the 376th kilometre at Nevsha, and on to the 425th kilometre in Varna Region.

Road I-4 Targovishte-Shumen (the section from Cherencha to the Belokopitovo junction, 250th to 258th kilometre).

Shumen and Razgrad regions: Road I-2 Ruse-Shumen-Varna.

Silistra and Shumen regions: Road 1-7 Silistra-Shumen.

Lovech and Gabrovo regions: Road I-4 (the section between Koritna and Balvan, 10th to 110th kilometre); and Road I-5 (Veliko Tarnovo region border – Dryanovo – Gabrovo – Stara Zagora region border, 115th to 144th kilometre).

Veliko Tarnovo and Targovishte regions: Road I-4 Sevlievo – Veliko Tarnovo – Targovishte (the section between Novo Selo and Cherencha, 101st to 250th kilometre); Road I-5 Polski Trambesh – Veliko Tarnovo – Gabrovo (the section between Polski Trambesh and Debelets, 65th to 115th kilometre); and Road II-55 Debelets – Predela – Gurkovo (the section between Debelets and Mishemorkov Han).

Sofia Region: Over-20-t trucks travelling in the direction of Varna, leaving the Hemus Motorway to continue down Road I-4, will be stopped at the Yana junction of the motorway.