It is imperative to stop the traffic under the bridge facility on the Sofia Ring Road in the direction of the Mladost quarter, said Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev, quoted by BTA.
We received a signal two days ago from citizens and immediately activated, said the mayor. What we have done is to commission a rapid technical analysis, we received that analysis today and it says that it is imperative to stop traffic under the structure, the mayor said.
According to experts of the University of Architecture, Construction and Geodesy (UASG), we have a serious problem, Terziev added. It should be closed and a more detailed survey done and a reconstruction plan made based on what comes out of the survey.
What we are working on is a temporary organization of the movement, we expect the project to be ready in the coming days and immediately sent to the Metropolitan Directorate of Internal Affairs for approval, he added.
According to Ivan Vassilev, Deputy Mayor with the "Finance and Health Care" department and acting deputy mayor for "Public construction", 45 days will take the detailed survey of the bridge facility, after which its reconstruction will begin.
From 00:00 on May 31, traffic will be stopped as the relevant organization of traffic, of public transport, of all traffic has been made, Ivan Vassilev also explained.
Just two days ago we closed the upper part, now we are also closing the connection with "Mladost", so that we can be sure that people in Sofia are safe, added the deputy mayor.
On May 28, the Metropolitan Municipality announced that the Sofia Ring Road overpass on “Bulgaria“ Blvd. is temporarily closed to traffic. to the quarter “Boyana“ for safety purposes. The traffic will be carried out through the road junction in the “Boyana” - Ring road.