Closed circulation on the Giurgiu-Ruse bridge. The measure will target all categories of vehicles
Friendship bridge over the Danube between Giurgiu and Russian / source: Dreamstime
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs Romanian citizens who are located, transit or intend to travel to Bulgaria that, between June 12, at 8:00 pm – June 13, 4:00, the authorities in the neighboring country will apply the temporary suspension of the road traffic on the Ruse – Giurgiu Bridge for all categories of vehicles.
In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends to the Romanian citizens who intend to transit the Danube I Giurgiu Bridge – Ruse to take into account the mentioned period in which the road traffic will be stopped for crossing and to use the other crossing points between Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria, as follows: Vidin – Calafat, Kardam – Negru Vodă, And Kainardja-Lipniţa, Nikopol-Turnu Măgurele (Feribot) (www.feribot-Europe.ro), Sviștov-Zimnicea (Feribot) (www.ferry.bg), Oriahovo-Bechet (Feribot) (www.ferryboat.bg) and aidemir (Silistra)-Churi (Calatraşi)) (feribot) (www.spikaferry.com).
Additional information can be accessed as follows:
- The online payment system of the bridge tax at Ruse – Customs.bg;
- The current state of roads-on the free application Lima www.lim.pi.bg, on the website of the “Road Infrastructure” Agency-www.api.bg and on the phone number 0035970013020, accessible in non-stop regime;
- The situation of flights at Sofia Airport-www.sofia-airport.eu;
- the weather status-on the website www.weather.bg;
- The customs regime, at the entrance to Bulgaria from Turkey, on the website www.mae.ro/travel-conditions/3677 (travel conditions in Bulgaria, the title of customs regulations) and on the website of the “custom” agency in Bulgaria-Customs.bg;
- The electronic vignette and the e-toll system-on the website www.bgtoll.bg;
- The situation of the traffic through the Bulgarian border crossing points-on the website www.mvr.bg.
Romanian citizens can request consular assistance at the telephone numbers of the Romanian Embassy in Sofia: +35929712858 and +35929733510, the appeals being redirected to the Center for the Romanian Citizens from abroad and taken over by the Call Center operators in permanent regime.
Also, Romanian citizens who face a difficult, special, emergency situation have available the phone of the Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Bulgaria: +359879440758.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends consulting the web pages sofia.mae.ro, ec.europa.eu/consularprotection, www.meteooalarm.org, www.mae.ro.
