Trafic forecast for december 2023

Trafic forecast for december 2023

At the beginning of December, volatile weather (cloudy, fog, rain, possibility of snow to lowlands) and lower temperatures are expected. We suggest drivers to pay attention to higher-lying areas due to the possibility of snow and also the need to use chains. Carefully!

 

Friday, December 8 is a Holiday in Austria and Italy. We expected a slight increase heavy goods vehicles (HGV) at rest stops, through Slovenia, in the area of border crossings before and after the holiday, is expected.

 

A1, Ljubljana - Koper motorway 

On the section Brezovica - Vrhnika towards Koper (works of the Brezovica and Podpeč overpasses), traffic will run in one lane: on Saturday, 9 December, between 6 am and 4 pm, and on Sunday, December 10, between 6:30 and 4 pm on the same section. In the barrier zone, traffic speed will be limited to 60 km/h. 

 

A1, Ljubljana - Maribor motorway

On the night of Tuesday, 11/12/ December, one lane in the Golo Rebro tunnel towards Ljubljana will be closed, presumably between 20:00 and 3:00 for tunnel inspection.

 

A2, Karavanke - Ljubljana motorway 

Traffic will pass through the Karavanke tunnel in an alternating one-way way: 13 and 14 December, between 8 am and 4 pm, waiting in front of the tunnel.

 

H6, expressway

The planned works on the section Koper (Semedela) – Izola and at the Izola junction are planned until December 22. Exceptional transports are possible only up to a width of 3 meters.

 

Some other roads: 

  • In Bistrica pri Tržiču there will be a complete closure of the road Bistrica - Tržič (underpass under the main road at the roundabout), from Saturday, December 9, from 7 am to Sunday,  December 10 am to 8 pm. Detours will be marked.
  • The road Litija - Zagorje ob Savi will be closed near Šklendrovec on Saturday, December 9, from 7:30 to 5 pm. 
  • On the regional road Domžale - Želodnik, a prefabricated bridge from the direction of Domžale towards Vir will be closed from 8 to 24 December. On Sunday, December 10, from 7:30 am to 6 pm, there will be a complete closure in both directions. The detour will be arranged on local roads, for trucks via the motorway. 

 

Recommendations

On sections that are problematic in winter (mostly passes or larger hills), there is mostly traffic signals, which warns drivers that in case of snow there are mandatory chains on this part.
 
When low temperatures occur and in some places at higher altitudes snow already occurs, most of this is noted through notifications. Occasionally, weather and road conditions can change rapidly, so we recommend always monitoring the weather forecast and road conditions. 

 

Until the end of December, various events will take place: in Ljubljana, Maribor, Kranj, Koper, Novo mesto, Murska Sobota and other places around Slovenia.

Some places, especially town squares and streets, will turn into casual events (fairs, concerts and others).

We inform drivers that they are counting on changed traffic signals during this time.