{"id":674,"date":"2026-07-09T19:15:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aebtri.com\/en\/?p=674"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:11:18","slug":"bulgaria-temporary-truck-restrictions-on-10-and-12-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aebtri.com\/en\/2026\/07\/09\/bulgaria-temporary-truck-restrictions-on-10-and-12-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulgaria: temporary truck restrictions on 10 and 12 July"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bt_rc_container\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>The Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency<\/strong> has announced <strong>temporary traffic restrictions for trucks over 12 tonnes on 10 and 12 July 2026<\/strong> to facilitate weekend travel and improve road safety in the afternoon and evening hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The restrictions will apply on the following sections of the national road network:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">the Struma Motorway; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">road I-1 through the Kresna Gorge, from the Simitli road junction (km 376) to the Kresna road junction on the Struma Motorway (km 402).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>On Friday \u2013 10 July 2026, the restriction will apply from 16:00 to 23:00 (Eastern European Summer Time) for heavy trucks travelling in the direction of the Kulata Border Crossing Point.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>On Sunday \u2013 12 July2026, the restriction will apply from 15:30 to 22:00 for heavy trucks travelling in the direction of Sofia.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">For vehicles travelling to and from the Kulata border point, the bypass route is:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">road II-19 Simitli \u2013 Gotse Delchev, from the junction of road I-1 with road II-19 in Simitli to the intersection with road III-198 in Gotse Delchev, along road III-198 Gotse Delchev \u2013 Kulata, to the intersection with road III-1981 in Chuchuligovo; and along road III-1981 to the intersection with road I-1 in Kulata, and back (see the attached <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/aebtri.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/e6010f1701a0f7931d82369a0d2347e0-scaled.jpg\">map<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; the bypass is marked in green).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The restrictions do\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0apply to vehicles over 12 tonnes carrying out\u00a0<strong>public passenger transport<\/strong>, or to vehicles transporting\u00a0<strong>dangerous goods (ADR), live animals, perishable food products or temperature-controlled cargo,<\/strong>\u00a0as well as specialised carcass trucks and vehicles of road maintenance companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency has announced temporary traffic restrictions for trucks over 12 tonnes on 10 and 12 July 2026 to facilitate weekend travel and improve road safety in the afternoon and evening hours. 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