Problems getting to Zakopane. The tunnel will be closed at night

Zakopianka has just finished an exceptionally intense holiday season, and drivers are already facing further difficulties. In July and August, almost 2.3 million cars passed through the tunnel under Luboń Mały, i.e. almost 8 percent more than last year. more than a year earlier. The record was set on August 9, when 54,000 people used the crossing in one day. 829 vehicles. Now one of the key elements of the route leading to the Tatra Mountains will have to be temporarily closed to traffic.

Zakopianka under renovation. The tunnel must be closed

According to “Gazeta Krakowska”, difficulties on the popular Zakopianka are planned for the next two nights. From September 7 to 8, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., the passage towards Nowy Targ will be closed. Additionally, from From 1:30 to 2 you will not be able to drive through the tunnel towards Krakow. The next night the situation will be reversed – from From 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the route towards Krakow will be closed, while between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m. traffic towards Nowy Targ will also be suspended for half an hour.

All because of necessary service work carried out at that time. “As part of the inspection, specialists will check the lighting, power supply, control, ventilation, air conditioning and monitoring systems, as well as sensors, sound and communication systems,” we read.

Drivers will use detours

During the temporary closure of the tunnel, travelers will use specially designated alternative routes. “Drivers going towards Nowy Targ at the Lubień junction will be directed to a detour along the provincial road No. 968 to Mszana Dolna, and then on national road No. 28 to the Skomielna Biała junction,” said Kacper Michna from the Krakow branch of GDDKiA in an interview with Gazeta Krakowska. In the opposite direction, the detour will take the same route in the reverse order.