Heavy trucks have been stopped through the Petrokhan Pass since October 16

Freight trucks are stopped because of the onset of winter, the road agency said.

Tires went through the passage from June 21. The section was one of the possible bypass routes for cars weighing more than 12 tons in the Montana-Sofia direction after the closure of the Mezdra - Lyutidol section at the "Novachene" road junction. for the modernization of the Mezdra road – Botevgrad in the section from the 161st to the 194th kilometer.

At the call of political parties and civil associations, people from Berkovitsa, Montana and other settlements around the highway through the pass organized eight protests with road blockades in the summer. The protesters demanded that the passage of heavy trucks through Petrokhan be prohibited, as the road is narrow, with many turns, it is not designed for heavy trucks, only for cars, and also the vibrations from the heavy trucks are cracking and collapsing the houses around the road .