Traffic

There will be no restrictions on vehicles entering central Athens from Friday until the end of the summer, the Traffic Police confirmed on Monday. 

The restrictions, which go into effect every fall through early July, are designed to reduce traffic in the downtown Athens area.

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Repairs will soon begin at the entrance of Bourgas , because the section has not been repaired for about 35-40 years. This was announced on Nova TV by Doncho Atanasov from the Road Infrastructure Agency. He confirmed that the roads in the country will be congested throughout the summer season due to simultaneous repairs.

Some 200 out of 10,000 drivers involved in a higher than average number of traffic accidents last year have been identified and are undergoing a special training program.

The movement of trucks over 12 tons on the highways and the most busy roads of the country will be limited from 14.00 to 20.00 on 9 April, the Road Infrastructure Agency (API) announced.

The goal is safety and better access on the roads.

 The busiest traffic in Sofia is expected at about 6.00 pm, nearly 60,000 to 80,000 automobiles will leave the capital city, Tencho Tenev, head of traffic police at Sofia Metropolitan Directorate of Interior, told Focus News Agency.

A tourist bus has turned over on Trakia Higway in the region of 149 km in the direction of Bourgas, announced the police press in Plovdiv. The traffic incident signal is received for about 7.20 hours.

Drivers who violate traffic rules face stricter sanctions. The new Ordinance provides for higher fines and more subtracted points.

More than 50,000 drivers using Istanbul roads received fines within a month’s period between February and March after traffic violations were spotted by the Electronic Traffic Control System (EDS), which has recently been put into effect. 

Busy traffic and the danger of traffic jams are expected on the roads today. More than 240,000 people are on their way home after the three vacation, reminds BTV.