The movement of trucks over 20 tons on road sections in the regions of Ruse, Razgrad, Targovishte, Shumen, Veliko Tarnovo and Lovech will be restricted today, August 13, from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. due to the expected high temperatures above 35 degrees. This was announced by the press center of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency. (API), cited by BTA.
In the Ruse region, the movement of heavy-duty trucks will be restricted on the road I-2 Ruse - Razgrad in the section from the exit of Ruse in the direction of Razgrad at the 12th km to the 37th km, as well as on the road I-5 Ruse - Veliko Tarnovo from the Ruse exit at the 6th to the 65th km. 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 Shumen district, traffic will be temporarily restricted in a section of the highway (AM) “Hemus“ from the 311th km near Bukhovtsi to the 376th km near Nevsha, as well as along the road I-4 Targovishte - Shumen, in the section Cherencha - p.v. “Belokopitovo“, from the 250th km to the 258th km. On the territories of the Shumen and Razgrad regions, heavy-duty vehicles will be restricted for movement in the section of the road I-2 Ruse - Shumen – Varna, and in the Shumen region on the first-class road I-7 Silistra - Shumen.
In the regions of Veliko Tarnovo and Targovishte, the traffic of trucks over 20 t will be temporarily restricted on 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 region of Polski Trumbesh to Debelec, from km 65 to km 115, as well as on road II-55 Debelec - Predela - Gurkovo, in the section from Debelec to the village of Mishemorkov Khan.
In the Lovech district, the passage of trucks over 20 tons will be stopped along the section of the I-4 Koritna road – Malinovo, from the 9th km to the 69th km.
The suspension of heavy goods traffic in certain sections of the republican road network in the afternoon hours, when the temperatures are the highest, is to reduce 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.
API appeals to drivers to drive carefully and at an appropriate speed, to comply with traffic rules and not to undertake risky overtaking that endangers the safety of all other passengers.
According to the weather forecast, today will be sunny, after noon and hot, with slight cumulus clouds. It will blow weak, in the eastern regions - to moderate, wind with an eastern component. Maximum temperatures will be between 35° and 40°, in Sofia - about 35°.