The repaired section of the "Trakia" motorway near Plovdiv already has fully asphalted lanes and traffic in this area will be allowed in a few days. Horizontal markings are currently being laid. Asphalting begins near Pazardzhik tonight.
“The laying of the first layer of asphalt pavement begins. Two layers are being laid. The first is a load-bearing pavement. The second layer will be laid later. We will work around the clock, we will not stop. People are working in 12-hour shifts. The entire repair should be completed by June 23,” assured Ivan Bozhkov, who is the head of the specialist at the Pazardzhik Traffic Police Station.
For now, the slowest pace of repairs is being made on the highway near Sofia, Nova TV reported.
A temporary traffic organization has been created in the section between the 98th and 106th kilometers in the direction of Sofia, and the maximum speed on the section has been reduced to 70 km/h. However, the police have detected numerous violations. Mobile cameras have recorded 286 violations in just two hours, which is about two violations per minute. Violators will be given electronic tickets.
The drivers themselves admit that the 70-kilometer limit in the repair sections is not being observed. “There is no way to overtake in the direction of Sofia. There is only one lane. However, there are two lanes in the opposite direction. There are already excesses there and some who are in a hurry and nervous, overtake and exceed the speed limit”, say those traveling on the highway.
The police have caught the most violators in the section between Pazardzhik and Plovdiv - where there are two lanes in the direction of Burgas and most often the convoy is overtaken. “We have several drivers with a speed of over 140 kilometers per hour. One of them is approaching 150. After the tolerance is taken into account, the fine is estimated to be 800 leva for the drivers in question”, commented senior inspector Hristo Georgiev from “Highway Police”- Pazardzhik. The Ministry of Interior warns that the most accidents occur in narrow sections.