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Barrier System to Be Tested for Two Weeks on the Vršič Pass Starting October 13
Barrier System to Be Tested for Two Weeks on the Vršič Pass Starting October 13
Barrier System to Be Tested for Two Weeks on the Vršič Pass Starting October 13
For the past month, the road across the Vršič Pass has been closed most of the day on weekdays due to renovation works. Midweek, resurfacing on the Gorenjska side is expected to be completed, and the road will be reopened.
On Monday, October 13
, however, a two-week test of a barrier system will begin.
This arrangement will be in effect during the three busiest summer months –
from June 15 to September 15
– while at other times, the barriers will remain raised. The new traffic regime was once again discussed yesterday in Trenta.
Barrier System to Be Tested for Two Weeks on the Vršič Pass Starting October 13
Barrier System to Be Tested for Two Weeks on the Vršič Pass Starting October 13
90 Parking Spaces to Be Provided at the top
Roadside barriers are also being installed to prevent parking along the road, and work on the parking areas at the summit is ongoing, with completion scheduled for next year. Although there is more space at the top of Vršič, the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage and other authorities granted permission for only 90 parking spaces, Pavlič reiterated.
Traffic will be managed with two barriers on each side: the left lane for transit, the right for parking. A parking ticket must already be collected in the valley; otherwise, parking at the top will not be possible. Transit will not be time-restricted, so visitors will still be able to continue to the Soča spring or mountain huts below the pass without concern. The technology will be tested for two weeks starting October 13, with adjustments made before the following season.
“We’ll be testing the entire system – cash registers, barriers, license plate recognition, and signal strength (which is weak at both points), as well as the process of collecting tickets and barrier operations, so that when someone uses the transit lane, the system automatically recognises it and opens the barrier on the other side,” said Pavlič.
Parking is Free During Testing, and the Summer Price is Still Unknown
Parking during the trial period will be free. The price for next summer will be decided jointly by the municipalities of Bovec and Kranjska Gora. Revenue will cover the cost of attendants and supervisors. Digital signs will be installed at key points to display occupancy, and a free shuttle bus will operate from both sides during the summer. A draft timetable will be presented to the municipalities this week. Bus stops are also being designed and permits obtained in Trenta, a request locals have long been making. However, they once again pointed out that a key stop near the intersection for the Soča spring is missing. They welcomed the news that a camera and road-surface temperature sensor will be installed at the summit as part of the renovation, helping drivers stay informed about winter conditions. Pavlič estimates the total cost of all works and measures, including the free bus, at €10 million.

Barrier System to Be Tested for Two Weeks on the Vršič Pass Starting October 13
Mixed Reactions from Locals
Local reactions to the proposed system are mixed. At two previous presentations, residents complained that the solution was presented too late, after the system had already been finalised. Still, local Božo Bradaškja remains cautiously optimistic:
“I hope this traffic regime will at least bring some order. However, the real problems lie elsewhere: excessive noise and congestion. That will have to be dealt with in the future.”
He also believes Trenta has too few parking spaces for those who might want to leave their car and use the bus. The barrier car park has only 17 spaces, and the valley as a whole doesn’t have many.
Others see no sense in placing the barriers in the valley instead of at the summit parking area.
“All parking lots are set up that way. Why are these barriers 20 kilometres lower? The parking lot will be empty for twenty minutes before anyone reaches the top, and again when leaving before they reach the barrier,” asks Edo Gregorič.

Barrier System to Be Tested for Two Weeks on the Vršič Pass Starting October 13
Source and Author: Mariša Bizjak, Radio Koper
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