Reduced speed allowed in Bulgaria's tragic accident

Bulgaria's Regional Development and Public Affairs Ministry has made a decision to reduce the speed allowed on the Struma highway, where the tragic bus accident, where 46 people were killed, has revealed regional minister Violet Komitova. According to her, the road is not as broad as [...]
According to her, the road is not wide enough to be declared a highway, adding that it does not understand why the maximum speed in 2013 has risen from 90 km/h to 120 km/h.
We have no explanation from the company why they didn't make the note at the right time. At such a time, we will continue to work but not with the quality we need. In spring things will be built properly”, Ivaylo Denchev said from RIA at a conference on the Struma highway incident.
Our concern is that the curve tilt is slightly more than 4%, which shows that the speed allowed for such turns is 90 km/h”, added Vladi Kalinov, road expert.











