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Shumen. At a ceremony, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Nikolay Nankov launched the construction of the new section of the Hemus motorway between Shumen and Targovishte, Focus Radio has reported. The new stretch will be built within a year and two to three months, Borissov said.

A frantic search was underway Wednesday for survivors of a bridge collapse in Genoa as the death toll rose to 38 and the government blamed the company in charge of the country's motorways for the disaster.

At least 30 people were killed on Tuesday when a giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa, with several more feared dead in what Italy's transport minister described as an "immense tragedy".

A motorway bridge collapsed on Tuesday over the northern Italian port city of Genoa in what the transport minister said was likely to be "an immense tragedy."

130 km/h is the standard speed limit on motorways in France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. In Poland you can drive 10 km/h faster, and since August 1st the same goes for two stretches on the Austrian A1.

On Sunday the speed limit on secondary roads in France was due to fall from 90 to 80 km an hour.

The government claims the reduction could save between 300 and 400 lives per year, as well as lead to less serious injuries.

Tolls on the Egnatia Odos Highway are slated to go up as of January 1,  2019, adding considerable expense to the travel costs of commuters and businesses using the northern Greek motorway.

More specifically, cars will be charged 0.05 euros per kilometer from 0.03 euros today.

Bulgaria and Romania are European leaders in the number of fatalities in road accidents in the EU, Brussels will introduce tighter road traffic measures.

The European Commission is planning to introduce stricter safety standards for new cars.

During the Easter holidays "Road Police" will carry out specialized operations against drivers who have used alcohol and drugs. This was said at a briefing, Ch. Inspector Rossen Rapchev "National Police".

A Bulgarian who recently arrived in the UK has been hit by several vehicles on M5 motorways between Devon and Cornwall, British media reported.