Road Conditions in Bulgaria as of 24.03.2026: Restrictions and Repairs

General Information:

As of 6:30 AM on March 24, 2026, temperatures are in the range of -4°C to +8°C. The weather over the country is cloudy, with light winds. Rain is falling over almost the entire country, and snow is falling in the high parts of Smolyan, Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik, Kardzhali and the Shipka, Bogoy and Beklemeto passes. Road surfaces are mostly wet, icing is possible in places. Visibility is reduced due to fog in the area of ​​Tvarditsa, Sliven region, Shipka Pass. Treated and passable under winter conditions.

Restrictions on highways:

• AМ "Trakia":
• Sofia region: Securing of a section near Muhovo (km 44+400 to km 46+480, direction Burgas). Deadline: 12/31/2026.
• Sliven region: Cleaning of ditches (km 229+286 to km 273+354, in both directions). Deadline: 03/27/2026.
• Burgas region: Road surface repair (km 335+410 to 350+600, right lane, direction Burgas). Two-way traffic in the left lane (direction Sofia) and speed limit of 70 km/h. Deadline: 06/16/2026.
• AМ "Hemus":
• Sofia region: Emergency condition of the Vitinya tunnel (km 32+050 to km 32+900, direction Varna). One-lane traffic. Deadline: 03/24/2026.
• Sofia region: Unsatisfactory condition of the pavement (km 1+240 to km 8+500, direction Varna). Speed limit of 90 km/h, vehicles over 12 tons only in the emergency lane. Deadline: 05/15/2026.
• Sofia region: Survey of an anchor wall (km 34+600 to km 34+100, direction Sofia). Increased attention. Deadline: 03/24/2026.
• Sofia region: Topli Dol tunnel. Temporary traffic organization. Deadline: 04/30/2026.
• Lovech region: Temporary organization with restrictive elements (km 87+400 to km 87+675, left lane). Deadline: 11/02/2027.
• Lovech region: Restriction for vehicles over 12.5 tons (p.v. Boaza - p.v. Dermantsi, km 87+800 to km 98+150). Deadline: 11/02/2027.
• Varna region: Unevenness of the road surface (p.v. Vetrino - p.v. Mlada Guardia, km 385+500 to km 381+300, direction Shumen). Speed limit of 100 km/h. Deadline: 04/30/2026.
• AМ "Struma":
• Blagoevgrad region: Cleaning of facing trenches (Sofia - Kulata road, km 128+000 to km 152+000). Increased attention. Deadline: 03/27/2026.
• Pernik region: Temporary traffic organization at p.v. Daskalovo. Deadline: 03/27/2026.
• Pernik region: Emergency activities (km 19+600, direction Sofia). Increased attention. Deadline: 03/31/2026.
• Pernik region: Emergency activities to clean embankments (km 16+000 to km 18+000, direction Sofia). Increased attention. Deadline: 03/24/2026. (10:00 to 16:00)
• AМ "Maritsa": No restrictions have been introduced.
• AМ "Cherno More": No restrictions have been introduced.
• AМ "Evropa": No restrictions have been introduced.

Restrictions on main road directions:

• Passes closed to all vehicles: "Varbishki", "Zlatishki".
• Passes open to all vehicles: "Kotlenski", "Pechinsko", "Prevala", "Predel", "Primorski", "Republika", "Rishki", "Rozhen".
• Aytos Pass: Prohibited for vehicles over 12 tons (the Yabulchevo - Aytos section).
• Vratnik Pass: Open to all vehicles.
• Troyanski Pass: Open to all vehicles, with a pass regime every 30 minutes.
• Dyulinski Pass: Prohibited for vehicles over 3.5 tons.
• Pamporovo Pass: Prohibited for vehicles over 3.5 tons.
• Petrohan Pass: Prohibited for vehicles over 12 tons, as well as the towing of trailers and vehicles with a length of over 12 m.
• Tvardishki Pass: Prohibited for vehicles over 10 tons.
• Shipka Pass: Traffic of vehicles over 12 tons (category N3), as well as the towing of trailers and semi-trailers over 10 tons (category O4) is prohibited. Deadline until 03/31/2026.

Restrictions on the first-class road network:

Road I-1 /E79/ Romania Border - Kulata: Numerous restrictions and repairs in the Vidin, Vratsa, Sofia, Pernik, Blagoevgrad regions. Details in the text.

Road І-2 /Е-70/ Romania Border - Varna: Major repair of the Danube Bridge near Ruse. Restrictions on width, maximum weight and speed.

Road І-3 /Е-83/ Gara Byala - Botevgrad: Restriction for vehicles over 12 tons (Pravec - Razliv - Trudovets - Botevgrad). Detour route: AM "Hemus".

Road І-4 /Е-772/ Koritna - Shumen: No restrictions have been introduced.

Road І-5 /Е-85/ Ruse - Kardzhali: Restrictions in the Veliko Tarnovo, Stara Zagora, Kardzhali regions. Details in the text.

Road І-6 /Е-871 and Е-773/ North Macedonia Border - Burgas: Restrictions in the Pernik, Sliven, Yambol, Burgas regions. Details in the text.

Road І-8 /Е-80/ Serbia Border - Kapitan Andreevo: Restrictions in the Sofia, Haskovo regions. Details in the text.

Road І-9 /Е-87/ Romania Border - Turkey: Restrictions in the Varna and Burgas regions. Details in the text.

Restrictions on the second-class and third-class road network:

Numerous restrictions and repairs in the Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Dobrich, Kyustendil, Kardzhali, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shumen, Yambol regions. Details in the text.

Note: Before traveling, please check the current road conditions.