North Macedonia: Traffic normalizes at Tabanovce border crossing

Traffic at the Tabanovce border crossing is now flowing normally, according to the Ministry of Interior of North Macedonia. The delays experienced in recent days stemmed from the enforcement of traffic violations for vehicles with foreign license plates.

The "Safe City" system, which began operations at the Tabanovce crossing on August 19, registered 5,514 violations for foreign-plated vehicles on August 19 and 20. To streamline the process, a mobile application called "Safe City" was launched on August 20. This app allows foreign nationals to access information on registered violations, receive payment orders, and pay fines electronically.

The ministry stated that the application has facilitated and accelerated the resolution of traffic offenses, directly contributing to the normalization of traffic and reduced wait times at the border crossing. The "Safe City" system has been operational in Skopje, Kumanovo, Tetovo, and along traffic corridors 8 and 10 since February, with plans for expansion to Ohrid soon. Between February 2 and August 20, the system recorded a total of 310,865 violations, primarily for speeding, with 180,378 attributed to vehicles with foreign plates. The cameras detect four common violations: illegal parking, speeding, running red lights, and driving with an expired registration.

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The introduction of the application facilitates and accelerates the procedure for regulating traffic violations, which has contributed to the normalization of traffic and the reduction of delays at the Tabanovce border crossing.