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Snow Trap on Country Roads (UPDATED)
Snow trap for cars, trucks and buses on the roads of the country after the snow that fell that night. The rain continues until now and the situation worsens with every minute that passes. View road conditions by areas.
Sofia
A total of 185 snowplows in Sofia are carrying out anti-icing treatments on streets and boulevards, the municipality of Sofia announced.
It works in the 24 districts of the capital. Public transportation routes, steep sections, main streets of the neighborhoods are being processed. Work is underway on the South Arch of Ring Road, as well as municipal roads. Cleaning of the areas adjacent to public transport stops, as well as the pedestrian subway, has begun. Public transport runs its usual routes in winter conditions. The mayor’s office reminds drivers to use their cars only with cars that are well winterized and drive at a speed appropriate to road conditions. Company managers should organize the cleaning of the sidewalks in front of their offices and business premises.
The Trojan Pass
Almost 400 machines worked on the roads at night to ensure a safe trip for drivers in the event of snowfall, the Road Infrastructure Agency said. Sidewalk treatment continues and additional snow removal equipment will be included as snowfall intensifies. Republican highways, highways and mountain passes are open to traffic and are passable in winter conditions. The passage of heavy trucks weighing more than 12 tons through the Troyanski pass is temporarily restricted.
Due to thick fog, visibility at the highest pass in Stara Planina is up to 100m. Due to heavy snowfall, the movement of all vehicles on the second class road II-21 Ruse-Silistra on the section from the Pozharevo village junction to the Garvan village junction is temporarily restricted.
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Due to the snowfall, four trucks got stuck on the Ruse – Razgrad highway near the town of Pisanets in Ruse. Traffic was temporarily restricted twice until the vehicles were towed.
At noon, the winter situation on the territory of the district is relatively calm. There are no closed roads in the national road network. They are passable in winter conditions for passenger cars and vans, as well as for trucks over 12 tons. The first, second or third class road sections are treated with 17 snowplows, and at night their number was 24. The road surface is constantly treated with sand and salt.
The power supply was partially cut off in the villages of Cherven and Tabachka and accidents are expected to be eliminated by noon or early afternoon. In all other settlements in the district there are no problems with the supply of water and electricity.
On the territory of the municipality of Ruse, 25 machines clear snow and 90 people clear public transport stops by hand.
Razgrad
All roads on the national road network in Razgrad district are processed after snowfall and are passable in winter conditions, the District Administration announced. The climate in the region is calm and there is no snowfall. The snow layer is on average about two inches thick. A total of 23 snowplows work on the roads. There are no settlements in the district without electricity or water. At around 7.30 this morning, a bus collided with a truck near the town of Blagoevo. No one was injured, but traffic was temporarily diverted through Balkanski. By 10:00, the road has been cleared and the route is open to traffic again. On the same road, in the area from Pchelina to Blagoevo, two trucks got stuck. The necessary organization has already been created and they are expected to leave by 11:30 at the latest.
Lovech-Pleven
The Lovech-Pleven highway is temporarily closed to traffic due to a damaged truck, police announced. Traffic will be restored after downloading.
Roads in the area are passable in winter conditions. There are no reports of stranded cars or people in danger.
Silistra-Ruse
The Silistra-Ruse road on the section from Garvan village to the Tsar Samuil junction is closed due to heavy snowfall and traffic jams that left unprepared for the winter conditions. announced by the Regional Highway Administration in Silistra. Cars are stuck on the Silistra-Dobrich road, near the town of Voynovo. The roads are being cleaned. No accidents or casualties were reported. It’s snowing wet.
“Due to the snowfall, 27 machines are cleaning the national roads in the Ruse region. In two villages, the electricity supply is partially interrupted,” said Ruse Deputy Governor Valentin Kolev. This morning, traffic on the Ruse-Razgrad highway near the town of Pisanets was temporarily restricted twice. vehicles of more than 12 tons due to stuck trucks, explained the Regional Highway Administration, the reason is that the heavy vehicles had worn tires, since 22:00 last night the machines treat the surfaces of the roads in the region with sand and salt, Valentin Kolev said because wet snow partially disrupted power supplies in the villages of Cherven and Tabachka.
Targovishte
Visibility in the Targovishte district is good, despite the snowfall. Road surfaces are wet, no gusts or ice. This was announced by the Regional Highway Administration service officer. There are no closed sections in the region. It rains light to moderate snow. The layer of snow formed is minimal – 1-2 cm. A total of 11 sanders are contracted for the maintenance of the road network. The weather is calm. The lowest temperature was measured this morning in the Omurtag area – minus 1 degree.
RIA advises
The Road Infrastructure Agency calls on drivers who are about to travel in cars with suitable tires, to drive at adequate speeds and with caution, to respect the required distance and not to make sudden maneuvers. Blocking the traffic of vehicles that are not prepared for winter conditions makes it difficult for other drivers to circulate and for the snowplows.
The district road administrations monitor the meteorological forecasts by regions and will carry out the treatment of the pavement.
Approximately 3,000 snowplows will participate in the maintenance of 20,000 km of national roads during the winter months: snowplows, sand-spreading equipment, etc. There are aggregates in the bases: salt, sand, calcium dichloride for treating pavements.
All citizens and transport companies can receive information on the current state of the roads and the winter maintenance of the national network from the RIA website – www.api.bg, as well as at any time of the day by calling 0700 130 20 in RIA.
The Situation Center operates in the agency throughout the year under a 24-hour regime, which collects and summarizes data on the state of national highways.
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