Trakia motorway

According to Traffic Police, there is heavy traffic on the Trakia motorway, the Ministry of Interior said, quoted by NOVA TV. 
They added  that all cars were in the active lane and that in some areas of ongoing repairs drivers could also use the emergency lane in the direction of Sofia in accordance with the signs.

On the last day of the Easter holiday, restrictions on the movement of TIR trucks again come into force, reminded the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA). Today, from 14.00 to 20.00, all trucks above 12 tons will not be able to drive on highways and busy roads.
 

Realistic is the goal of the Hemus highway being ready by 2024, Regional Minister Petya Avramova said in a statement on the initiative of the GERB party "Europe in your home" on Saturday.

Bulgarian law enforcement authorities have detained 12 illegal immigrants crammed in a Mercedes SUV, the Interior Ministry said in a press release on Monday, reports Xinhua. 

On Monday start repairs on three Viaducts on the Trakia highway, the travel agency announced. Because of their work on them, there will be restrictions on their movement. According to the API, repairs must be completed before the start of the active tourist season.

Two companies applied for the construction of an intelligent transport system on the Trakia highway. The value of the order is over 7 million BGN without VAT.

Some 3,095 road accidents occurred in the territory of Bulgari's Plovdiv region in 2018 and this ranks it at one of the leading places for road accidents in the country. The severe crashes were 919 and 74 people died, reports BNT. 

The Ministry of Interior statistics show that the drivers were responsible for the road accidents in nearly 97% of the cases.

Intensive traffic is expected to continue today.

A total of 530,000 are the Bulgarians who will travel for the holidays. The main roads will have a strong police presence. Traffic teams will also be deployed at Sofia's exits to regulate traffic, NOVA said.

Fees will be introduced for passage though Danube Bridge in the direction of Rousess - Giurgiu on the territory of Bulgaria, Bulgaria's government decided during 27th of December weekly meeting, which was the last one for this year, reports BNT.

A bus was caught on fire in the area of 26-27 km from Trakia highway in the direction of Sofia, reports Nova TV. 

The signal was filed shortly after 10:00 am this morning, the Ministry of Interior announced.

Initial information says the fire started from the rear section of the bus. Passengers are safe.

A fire team came on the spot.