Bulgarian road workers will alternatively close one lane for the rehabilitation of the Giurgiu - Ruse bridge and traffic will alternate accordingly, the National Road Infrastructure Management Corporation (CNAIR) announced on Wednesday in clarifications following the statement of the company's general director Cristian Pistol, according to whom the dually managed Giurgiu - Ruse bridge will be completely closed on the Bulgarian side for two months, starting July 9."From the information we have, the Bulgarian authorities have decided to rehabilitate the bridge section under their management. We were informed that, in order to perform the repairs, the Bulgarian road workers will close one lane at a time and traffic will alternate on the other lane," CNAIR wrote on Facebook.In an information note dated 28.06.2024 to Giurgiu County prefect Florentina Stanculescu regarding the start of construction and repair works on the Bulgarian section of the Giurgiu - Ruse Danube bridge, Ruse region prefect Dragomir Draganov says that the repairs are expected to begin between July 9 and 11, when the temporary organization of the traffic will be set into operation.
Bucharest will see extensive traffic restrictions on August 31 as the capital hosts the fourth edition of L’Étape Romania by Tour de France. Several major boulevards and central streets will be closed between 07:00 and 14:00 to allow more than 2,500 cyclists to take part in the event, the organizers said. The closures will affect […]
Districts 2, 3, and 4 in Bucharest are without hot water as of the time of writing due to a major breakdown that occurred on Sunday, August 17, on a main pipeline of the city's public heating system. The pipeline is located in central Bucharest, at the intersection of Mihai Bravu Road with Splaiul Unirii, under […]
UNTOLD X, the 10th anniversary edition of Romania’s largest music festival, generated more than EUR 120 million for the local economy in Cluj-Napoca and surrounding counties, according to figures released after the event. Over 470,000 people attended the four-day festival, filling hotels and restaurants to capacity and creating a significant boost for local businesses, the […]
A 70-year-old English tourist died on Saturday, August 16, due to a cardiorespiratory arrest while on a trail in Romania's touristic Bucegi Mountains. Emergency crews requested the intervention of a helicopter from the Brașov Air Operations Point in the case, helping them arrive at the scene in about 15 minutes. Once there, medical crews performed […]
Police have seized EUR 3.5 million worth of cocaine found hidden in a camper van last week and arrested two Serbian citizens suspected of trafficking the drugs through Romania. The operation, carried out by the Organized Crime Directorate – Anti-Drug Service together with DIICOT prosecutors, targeted an international network using the Balkan route to smuggle […]
Romania’s National Environmental Guard will begin using body cameras and drones in field operations after the government approved new regulations making the equipment operational, the Ministry of Environment announced. The devices, purchased through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), are intended to strengthen enforcement and improve transparency in environmental inspections. Environment minister Diana Buzoianu […]
