Bulgaria Imposes Temporary Truck Bans on Major Highways for Christmas and New Year
During the Christmas and New Year holiday weekends, trucks over 12 tons will face temporary travel restrictions on Bulgaria’s major highways. The Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) announced that the bans will apply along the full lengths of the Trakia and Struma highways, and on the Hemus highway between Sofia and the Dermantsi junction in Sofia and Lovech districts.
The measure aims to ease traffic for passenger vehicles, improve road throughput, and enhance safety during peak travel periods, when the risk of accidents rises due to heavy truck columns and unsafe overtaking.
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