Due to the expected high temperatures of over 35 degrees, the movement of trucks over 20 tons will be restricted on road sections in the territory of the regions of Ruse, Shumen, Veliko Tarnovo, Targovishte, Razgrad and Silistra from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. today. This was announced by the press center of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency, quoted by BTA.
In the Ruse region, the movement of heavy trucks will be restricted on the I-2 Ruse - Razgrad road in the section from the Ruse exit in the direction of Razgrad at the 12th km to the 37th km, as well as on the I-5 Ruse - Veliko Tarnovo road from the Ruse exit at the 6th to 65th kilometer. Traffic will also be stopped on the I-5 road in the section from the city of Byala in the direction of Ruse to the city of Ruse.
In the Shumen district, traffic will be temporarily restricted in a section of the “Hemus“ highway. from the 311th km near Bukhovtsi to the 376th km near Nevsha, and on the road I-4 Targovishte - Shumen, in the section Cherencha - p. in “Belokopitovo“ (from the 250th to the 258th km).
On the territories of the Shumen and Razgrad regions, heavy goods vehicles will be stopped for movement in the section of the road I-2 Ruse - Shumen – Varna, and in the regions of Silistra and Shumen - on the first-class road I-7 Silistra - Shumen.
In the regions of Veliko Tarnovo and Targovishte, the traffic of trucks over 20 tons will be temporarily restricted on the road I-4 Sevlievo - Veliko Tarnovo - Targovishte between the villages of Novo Selo and Cherencha (from the 101st km to the 250th km). Heavy goods traffic will also be stopped in a section of the first-class road I-5 Polski Trumbesh – Veliko Tarnovo - Gabrovo from the area of Polski Trumbesh to Debelec (from the 65th km to the 115th km), as well as along the II-55 Debelec road – Limit – Gurkovo, in the section from Debelec to the village of Mishemorkov Khan.
The suspension of heavy goods traffic in certain sections of the national road network in the afternoon hours, when the temperatures are the highest, is to minimize the risks of deformations of the road surface and to protect the life and health of travelers. During a traffic stop, HGVs will wait outside the roadway at designated locations without impeding other road users. The restriction does not apply to motor vehicles transporting perishable food, temperature controlled cargo, live animals and dangerous cargo.
The Agency “Road Infrastructure“ appeals to drivers to drive carefully and at a reasonable speed, to obey the traffic rules and not to undertake risky overtaking that endangers the safety of all other passengers. Not to use emergency lanes on motorways to move faster in heavy traffic. In this way, the passage of vehicles with a special traffic mode is prevented in the event of an accident.
Also yesterday, the movement of trucks was restricted in the afternoon hours in the regions of Ruse, Shumen, Veliko Tarnovo, Razgrad and Silistra due to the high temperatures.
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