2024-03-03 07:50:25
The most modern, expensive and long road tunnel in Bulgaria – “Zheleznitsa” was launched just a few days ago after an almost two-year saga, and the first defect has already been discovered.
The Road Infrastructure Agency restricted movement today in the tube in the direction of Sofia in the overtaking lane and reduced the speed to 40 km.
The media release stated that the cause was a damaged shaft in the right lane. The agency explained to BTV that the passing of a car over the shaft caused a tire to burst.
The “Railway” tunnel on the “Struma” AM is about 2 km long and is the longest road tunnel built so far in our country. Together with the sections before and after it, a 5 km highway is put into operation.
The tunnel has two separate tubes for movement. The length of each is about 2 km. The facility has all safety systems, energy efficient lighting, ventilation, video surveillance, fire alarm, intelligent traffic management system, emergency SOS booths, electronic access control system, etc. Between the pipes there are four pedestrian cross connections and two more for cars on which ambulances, fire brigades and other specialized machines will be able to pass.