Balgarianovinite.com Measures are being implemented to restrict the movement of heavy goods vehicles in the country during the upcoming three-day weekend in observance of Bulgaria marking May 24, Day of Bulgarian Alphabet and Culture, said Traffic Police Inspector Georgi Milev. He told a news briefing Friday that over 700 police teams will be deployed on the ground, some of whom will be in plain clothes.
Temporary traffic restrictions begin Friday from 3 pm to 8 pm, limiting the movement of commercial vehicles over 12 tonnes on the busiest routes. These include the Trakia Motorway towards Burgas, the Hemus Motorway towards Varna up to the roundabout, and the Struma Motorway towards Blagoevgrad. Restrictions will also be introduced on Road I-1 on the section from the Simitli junction to the Kresna junction. On Road I-1, two lanes will be designated for traffic heading towards Greece and one lane for traffic heading towards Sofia.
On Saturday, May 23, restrictions will be in place from 9 am to 2 pm on the same sections of road, while on May 24 no restrictions will be imposed. On May 25, restrictions will be in place from 12 pm to 8 pm, but in the direction towards Sofia. Exceptions will apply to trucks carrying perishable foods and certain types of hazardous materials.
About 490,000 vehicles are expected to leave Sofia and head to destinations within the country. Heavy traffic is expected in the direction of Greece, despite the unfavourable weather forecast.
Starting Monday, the interactive map of traffic accidents on the Ministry of Interior’s website has been restored and is now fully operational, the Department reported. Movement of Heavy Trucks to Be Restricted May 23-25 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-22 09:01:38 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law