Ljubljana - Maribor motorway reopens for traffic
Ljubljana, 5 August - The section of the A1 motorway between Ljubljana and Maribor has been reopened for traffic after it had to be closed on Friday due to flooding around the wider Celje area. Many major roads meanwhile remain closed, in particular in the west, north-west, north, north-east and some central parts of Slovenia.
Štajerska region, north-east
Cleaning of the A1 motorway section between Arja Vas and Šentrupert.
Photo: National motorways company DARS
The motorways in the country are thus largely fully open for traffic, the exceptions including the Ljubljana-bound Šmarje Sap exit on the A2 motorway south-east of the capital and the Snebrje exit on the A1 north-east of Ljubljana.
While the situation is changing by the minute, a 16-kilometre congestion was last reported ahead of the A2 Karavanke Tunnel direction Austria. There is also a congestion on the Austrian side of the tunnel towards Slovenia. Slight delays are moreover reported on the south-western section of the A1.
Meanwhile, reports of the collapses of smaller bridges have come from around the country and travellers are advised to avoid affected regions.
Notably, also reopened just before noon was the railway section between the city of Celje and Zidani Most, an important railway hub near the border with Croatia. With some changing of trains, rail travel is thus possible again between Ljubljana and Maribor and by extension from Zidani Most to Dobova in the direction of Zagreb, Croatia.