Due to the increased traffic on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the summer season of 2017, from 7 July to 15 September inclusive, the circulation of lorries over 12 tonnes is prohibited, as follows: – Trakia highway” – every Friday from 18:00 to 20:00 in Sofia – Plovdiv and Sofia – every Sunday from 16:00 to 20:00 in the direction of Bourgas – Sofia. – Struma Motorway – every Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 in the direction of p. Daskalovo – Kulata border checkpoint. – “Maritsa” Motorway – every Sunday from 16:00 to 20:00 in the direction of Svilengrad – Trakia Highway.

This was announced by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Nikolay Nankov. “In the beginning of 2019 we should have the resources to build the toll system,” the minister said. Under the plans, the system had to be ready next year. It is clear, however, that in 2018 this can not happen. “The introduction of the system is delayed due to the many appeals in the procedure for the selection of a public procurement contractor.

The three companies receive funding from the federal ministry for their joint deployment of a freight truck network in convoys, the so- Floring. The project will be funded for 20 months – from June this year to January 2019. Initially, partners will test convoy trucks in their daily work on a digital test section of the A9 motorway for several months to analyze the possibility of Practical application.