Stopping trucks and changes in the traffic organization should ease Hemus traffic
Repairs to two Tunnels on the Hemus Highway create risks of kilometers of congestion and along the trips for the three weekends around the national holiday March 3. Due to the main renovation until July 21, the pipe in the direction of Sofia on the Tunnel « Pravish khans » cannot be used. For the same reason, the Tunnel Tunnel Tunnel is closed to the capital, and the repair will continue until June 3.
With the facilitation of Hemus traffic by the Road Agency, it was announced that on February 28 (Friday) from 3 pm to 9 pm and on March 1 (Saturday) from 8am to 1pm, trucks weighing more than 12 tonnes are stopped in the Sofia Autoban section.
The tracks will deviate at the exit of Sofia on the Sofia – Botevgrad road, at the Jumbo Shop, to the Yana road junction, where they will wait on the spot.
In the direction of Sofia, the movement of heavy goods vehicles over 12 tonnes will be limited from 3 pm to 9 pm on March 3 (Monday). The heavy goods vehicles will deviate at the Botevgrad road junction and wait on the spot. If necessary, such restrictions may also be available on March 4 (Tuesday).
In addition, on Friday (February 28) from 3pm to 9pm and March 1 (Saturday) from 8am to 1pm, travelers in the direction of Varna will use both lanes in the repaired sections, while moving to Sofia will be redirected on bypass routes.
From the 47th km of Hemus at the Botevgrad road junction to Sofia will be diverted along the second-class Sofia-Botevgrad road, and will return to the magistrate at a kilometer of the 30th on the highway (Vitina River Road). Pravets Node.
On March 3 (Monday), from 3 pm to 9 pm, all free lanes in the repair tunnels will be used by travelers to Sofia. Moving to Varna will twice be taken down on the first -class road Sofia – Botevgrad.
Wet roads and risks of icing
On the other main magistrate – « Thrace » there are no serious repairs. However, the congestion is not excluded there, it is enough to have even a slight crash. The Road Police warn not to use the emergency lane of the highways to avoid columns, the sanction being a fine of BGN 1000 and the withdrawal of the book for three months.
Hemus, Thrace and Struma have sections with speed limitation, which are a favorite place to control traffic police officers. The Struma should be carefully monitored the signs, as a few bridges there is a limitation of 100 km/h.
An additional risk factor on weekends around March 3 is the fact that forecasts are for rainy weather. It is not excluded that icing and in the mountainous areas.
Good planning is important
Despite the promises of a good organization surprises on the roads, one of the safest ways to avoid congestion is good planning. When collecting several policies, traveling outside the peak hours is important.
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In this case, the exit from Sofia and other major cities is appropriate to rely on Friday before noon, or on Saturday afternoon. The return may be on March 3 in the morning, or on March 4th.
In any case, several smartphone applications are useful. Google Maps, for example, offers several routes to the final stop, indicating travel time based on current traffic. The novelty of this year is the pointing of police posts. It is a good idea to keep the app under the trip itself, as it can warn of a problem that has arisen on the route and offer alternative routes.
Waze is another useful application that, along with traffic data, on the basis of which he chooses the fastest route, warns of traffic police patrols, crashes, road hazards, etc. One of the latest useful functions is the approach of artificial unevenness on the road (the so-called « sleeping police officers »).
