Traffic restrictions imposed on Saturday and Sunday for trucks will be extended for one more day, they will also be in effect on Monday. They will also be extended to other districts.

“In addition to the restrictions established on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, 25 – 26.08.2023 in the time interval 11:00 – 20:00, they will be extended for one more day (Monday – 28.08.2023) at the same time. interval for vehicles with tables of maximum permissible gross weight over 7.5 t on the sectors of national roads, expressways and highways in the municipality of Bucharest and in the counties of: Calaras, Ilfov, Giurgiu, Teleorman, Olt, Dolj, Mehedinci, Caras – Severin, Timis , Arad, Hunedoara, Alba, Sibiu, Brasov, Bihor, Cluj, Mures, Salaj, Bistrita, Neseud, Satu Mare, Maramures, Suceava, Botosani, Neamts, Iași, Bacău, Vaslui, Vrança and Galaţi,” CNAIR reported in Sunday in a press release, News.ro reports.

These restrictions are in place as a result of heat wave warnings issued by the National Weather Service, Code Yellow and Code Orange – intensifying heat wave, heat wave and increasing temperature discomfort.

“The measure is taken to protect and preserve sections of roads with bituminous coating, respectively, to prevent large irreversible deformations (which also involve the loss of stability of road layers) that may occur on the road network as a result of heavy traffic in hot weather,” CNAIR also clarifies.

Exempted from restrictions on the transportation of people, transportation of live animals and perishable products of animal and plant origin, vehicles that participate in interventions in case of force majeure, funeral transportation, postal transportation, transportation of first aid equipment, transportation for the distribution of fuel, transportation of goods at controlled temperature, transportation for towing damaged vehicles, transportation for water and food distribution in disaster areas, transportation by specialized vehicles designed for sanitation, transportation of bottled water, transportation of agricultural products, transports military personnel participating in multinational exercises .

In addition, CNAIR’s own machines, as well as machines leased from companies with which CNAIR has current work contracts, will be exempted during the period of restrictions.