TIR trucks trying to clear the Giurgiu-Ruse border crossing point out of Romania into Bulgaria were waiting in a line of about eight kilometres on the first lane of the DN 5 Bucharest-Giurgiu national road on Wednesday after-noon and they could be seen as far as Daia, with the waiting time for those who reached customs control being 70 minutes.
According to the website of the Romanian Border Police, TIR trucks can leave Romania on four traffic arteries and enter the country on six arteries, with the waiting time at about 60 minutes.
For motor vehicles passing through the Giurgiu-Ruse point access is available on two traffic lanes both in and out the country, with the waiting time being 20 minutes on both directions.