Slovakia: complete closures of tunnels
In April, May and June, regular spring maintenance and inspection work will be carried out in the undergound tunnels of Sitina, Horelica, Šibenik, Považský Chlmec, Bôrik, Prešov, Žilina, Ovčiarsko, Branisko, Svrčinovec, Polana, and Lučivná.
Traffic will be diverted to parallel roads. The complete closure of the tunnels is expected on the following days:
SITINA tunnel
• from 10:00 PM on April 1 to 10:00 AM on April 2
• from 10:00 PM on April 2 to 10:00 AM on April 3
• from 10:00 PM on April 3 to 4:00 AM on April 4
• from 10:00 PM on April 8 to 10:00 AM on April 9
• from 10:00 PM on April 9 to 10:00 AM on April 10 (reservation)
HORELICA tunnel
• from 10:00 PM on April 8 to 10:00 PM on April 10
ŠIBENIK tunnel
• from 10:00 PM on 22 April to 4:00 PM on 23 April (only the left tunnel tube towards Žilina)
• from 00:00 on 23 April to 6:00 PM on 24 April (only the right tunnel tube towards Prešov)
POVAŽSKÝ CHLMEC tunnel
• from 12:00 on April 28 to 10:00 PM on May 1
BÔRIK tunnel
• from 10:00 PM on May 6 to 6:00 PM on May 7 (only the left tunnel tube towards Žilina)
• from 00:00 on May 7 to 6:00 PM on May 9 (only the right tunnel tube towards Prešov)
PREŠOV tunnel
• from 10:00 PM on May 13 to 10:00 AM on May 20 (only the left tunnel tube towards Žilina)
• from 00:00 on May 14 to 12:00 on May 20 (only the right tunnel tube towards Košice)
ŽILINA and OVČIARSKO tunnels
• from 12:00 on May 18 to 10:00 PM on May 22
BRANISKO tunnel
• from 00:00 on May 21 to 6:00 PM on May 27
SVRČINOVEC and POLANA tunnels
• from 10:00 PM on May 27 to 10:00 PM on May 29
Lučivná underground passage
• from 08:00 AM to 6:00 PM on June 25 (the left tunnel tube towards Žilina)
• from 08:00 AM to 6:00 PM on June 26 (the right tunnel tube towards Košice)
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