The MAE announces that traffic on the Friendship Bridge will be suspended for all categories of vehicles on November 4 and 5
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) warns Romanians who are in, transiting or intend to travel to Bulgaria that, between November 4, 09:00 – November 5, 09:00, the Bulgarian authorities will temporarily suspend road traffic on the Ruse-Giurgiu Friendship Bridge for all categories of vehicles.
Giurgiu-Ruse Bridge/PHOTO: ITPF Giurgiu
According to the MAE, on November 4, between 09:00 and 21:00, traffic is suspended for all categories of vehicles.
Between November 4, 21:00 – November 5, 09:00, traffic is suspended only for vehicles transporting goods, regardless of tonnage, those transporting people being allowed to cross the bridge (cars, minibuses, coaches).
“To assist citizens, the Bulgarian “Road Infrastructure” Agency provides the following two links:
• map of bypass routes: https://api.bg/files/1df7104499aa1380ca5ab754070e9030.jpg;
• parking map: https://api.bg/files/004e2245206ce41429e13fde695095eb.jpg.
Thus, the MAE recommends Romanian citizens who intend to cross the Giurgiu – Ruse Friendship Bridge to take into account the mentioned periods when road traffic will be stopped for crossing the bridge and to use the other border crossing points between Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria, as follows:
- Vidin – Calafat, Kardam – Negru Vodă, Silistra – Ostrov Calarasi, Dobromir – Krushari and Kainardzha – Lipniţa, Nikopol – Turnu Măgurele (ferry) (www.feribot-eurobac.ro),
- Svishtov – Zimnicea (ferry) (www.ferry.bg),
- Oryahovo – Bechet (ferry) (www.ferryboat.bg)
- Aydemir (Silistra) – Chiciu (Călărași) (ferry) (www.spikaferry.com)
Additional information on the online bridge toll payment system in Ruse is available at the link: https://customs.bg/wps/portal/agency-en/media-center/news-details/05-07-24-toll-danube-bridge-eng;
- regarding the current condition of the roads – on the free LIMA application www.lima.api.bg, on the Internet page of the “Road Infrastructure” Agency – www.api.bg and on the phone number 0035970013020, accessible non-stop;
- regarding the flight situation at Sofia airport – www.sofia-airport.eu; regarding the state of the weather – on the website www.weather.bg;
- regarding the customs regime, when entering Bulgaria from Turkey, on the website www.mae.ro/travel-conditions/3677 (Travel conditions in Bulgaria, title Customs Regulations) and on the website of the Bulgarian “Customs” Agency – https://customs.bg/wps/portal/agency-en/home/info-citizens/Important%20notice%20for%20travelers;
- regarding the electronic vignette and the e-TOLL system – on the website www.bgtoll.bg;
- regarding the traffic situation through the Bulgarian border crossing points – on the website www.mvr.bg.
Romanian citizens can request consular assistance at the telephone numbers of the Embassy of Romania in Sofia: +35929712858 and +35929733510, calls being forwarded to the Contact and Support Center for Romanian Citizens Abroad (CCSCRS) and answered by Call Center operators on a permanent basis.
Also, Romanian citizens facing a difficult, special, emergency situation have at their disposal the emergency telephone number of the Embassy of Romania in the Republic of Bulgaria: +359879440758.
The MAE recommends consulting the web pages http://sofia.mae.ro, https://ec.europa.eu/consularprotection/content/travel-advice_ro, www.meteoalarm.org, www.mae.ro.
