01.07.2025

The two tunnels on the D8 highway just behind the border (Panenská Tunnel and Libouchec Tunnel) will be completely closed for a week from July 2. The reason for this is repair work in the tunnels. As up to 30,000 vehicles a day are usually counted on this section, traffic chaos is expected in the surrounding area.

Some of the possible roads to avoid the closure are very narrow. Two separate detour routes have therefore been designated for freight traffic (and buses): For journeys in the direction towards Czech Republic, you have to exit in Petrovice and then wind your way through Petrovice, Tisá and Libouchec to reenter the highway at the Telnice entrance (no. or km 80). In the opposite direction, leave the highway at this exit and drive via Varvažov, Telnice and Nákleřov to the Petrovice entrance. The police will deploy a larger force to ensure that trucks and buses adhere to this regulation and that oversized vehicles avoid the area on completely different routes.

A shorter route is available for cars: After the Petrovice exit, turn right and drive via Nákleřov and Telnice, but then not to Varvažov, but by turning left after the sharp bend via Knínice to the Telnice entrance back onto the highway. This route works in both directions.

It is the route over the Nollendorf Pass, which was also used by Napoleon's troops. Today, you can take the opportunity to stop in Nollendorf (Nákleřov) at the rustic U Johnů inn, which was called U Napoleonu until a few years ago.