High traffic volumes are expected to pass through Slovenia due to active tourist season.
Drivers are reminded of works and events, as well as restrictions on freight traffic.
Major works and the possibility of congestion:
• A1, Maribor–Ljubljana, between the Dramlje and Slovenske Konjice junctions, traffic will be single lane in both directions until the end of September. The entry to the motorway to Ljubljana at Slovenske Konjice is closed.
• A2, Obrežje–Ljubljana, between the Trebnje West and Bič junctions, with two narrowed lanes in each direction.
• A2, Obrežje–Ljubljana, Starine rest area–Novo mesto East junction, traffic will be single lane in each direction.
• A1, Ljubljana–Koper, Kozina junction–Kastelec tunnel, traffic in two narrowed lanes. The entry to the motorway to Ljubljana at Kastelec is closed.
• Ljubljana Ring - bypass.
Urgent works:
A1 Ljubljana - Koper motorway, complete closures between 10 PM and 4 AM (from July 16 to 19):
- between Vrhnika and Brezovica towards Ljubljana, on Thursday night;
- between Brezovica and Vrhnika towards Koper, on the nights of Friday and Saturday. A detour will be arranged via the new Dragomer interchange.
A1 Maribor - Ljubljana motorway:
- between the interchanges Dramlje and Slovenske Konjice in both directions, traffic is running in one lane. The entrance Slovenske Konjice towards Ljubljana is closed.
- Between Vransko and Blagovica towards Ljubljana, it will be closed from Saturday, July 19, at 8 PM until Sunday, July 20, presumably until 3 PM. Traffic will be redirected to the regional road, and the entrance Trojane in both directions will also be closed.
On the A2 motorway, the Šentvid interchange will be closed in both directions until July 20. A detour, even for vehicles without a vignette, is allowed via the motorway from Brod to the Ljubljana Šiška interchange or to the exit onto Celovška road. However, only in this direction.
The Preddvor - Spodnje Jezersko road will be closed at Tupaliče on Friday, July 18, between 8 AM and 2 PM.
Limitation of cargo traffic in Slovenia
Until 7 September, a restriction on the movement of goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes during the tourist season will apply:
- on Saturdays from 8:00 to 13:00 and on coastal roads from 6:00 to 16:00;
- on Sundays and public holidays between 8:00 and 22:00.
Drivers are advised to:
• check the current road conditions before travelling at www.promet.si and the app Promet+;
• plan their travel outside of the expected rush hours, including by checking the traffic calendar;
• drive carefully and with patience and obey traffic signals on construction sites.
Hours/days when less congestion is expected from Austria towards Croatia during summer rush hours:
Mondays after 17:00;
Tuesdays, Wednesdays;
Fridays before 11:00 past Ljubljana, and after 21:00 past Ljubljana;
Saturdays before 7:00 past Ljubljana, and after 20:00 past Ljubljana,
Sunday afternoons.