Djurdjevica Tara Bridge Closed 78 Days, No Pedestrians
A full traffic shutdown on the Djurdjevica Tara bridge began on August 10 and runs through October 26. It is closed even to pedestrians, and Zabljak is now reached from Pljevlja via Mojkovac.
Djurdjevica Tara bridge, the link between Pljevlja and Zabljak and one of the routes Serbian drivers use to enter Durmitor, is closed to all traffic as of today. The full shutdown began on August 10 and runs until October 26, 78 days in total, landing right on the stretch of the season when the road carries the most traffic.
The ban covers every kind of road user: cars, buses, trucks, motorcycles, cyclists and pedestrians. The bridge cannot even be crossed on foot, a detail that earlier phases of the works left room to improvise around. As of today, that option is gone.
The closure is tied to the continuation of reconstruction work on the M-6 main road, on the Pljevlja to Zabljak section. The Auto Moto Association of Montenegro spelled out what the shutdown covers.
Traffic on the Djurdjevica Tara bridge will be suspended for all types of vehicles from August 10 to October 26 because of the reconstruction.
Until yesterday, crossing the bridge was still possible, just difficult. Cars and buses moved through in alternating turns, with full closures during the day that sometimes lasted for hours.
Work has run since March, the rules tightened in three steps
Today’s shutdown is not a sudden decision but the last step in a sequence that started in the winter. Montenegro’s Traffic Administration first closed the bridge to freight vehicles over 3.5 tons, meaning trucks, semis and vehicles with trailers, on March 4, 2026, with no set end date.
Total suspension of traffic for freight vehicles as of March 4, 2026, until the works are completed.
Then, from April 1 to May 1, a new regime kicked in: cars and buses were held at three points during the day, from 06:00 to 08:00, from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 18:00. Outside those windows, traffic moved in alternating turns following the signage on site. The Administration said at the time that it had adjusted the windows further to improve flow.
As of today, there is no more adjusting. There is no passage at all, and the deadline is October.
Where to go while the bridge is closed?
The official recommendation and the practical one differ, because they serve different needs. The Traffic Administration lists Vrulja, Mijakovici as the alternative route during the shutdown, a local bypass suited to anyone staying in that area.
The Auto Moto Association of Montenegro, which looks at transit traffic, recommends a detour via Mojkovac and Bijelo Polje for trips between Zabljak and Pljevlja and for travel toward the north of Montenegro and Serbia. That route is considerably longer, but it comes out onto a main road that can handle buses and heavier traffic. AMSCG told drivers to check road conditions before setting out, since other works are underway in that area too.
The season will end before the bridge does
The October 26 date means the bridge stays closed through all of August and September and nearly all of October. Zabljak and Durmitor are heading into the busiest stretch of the season without their shortest link to the north, and by the time the bridge reopens, the summer traffic will already be over.
For travelers from Serbia heading to Durmitor, that means planning a different way into the massif, via Mojkovac or via Niksic, and budgeting more driving time than in previous years. The next date that changes anything is October 26, if the works are finished by then.
