Higher traffic fines only for Tirana

Fine for a red light has increased to 40.000 ALL. The changes at the Traffic Code have become harsher, but it will be valid only in Tirana. Only Tirana has functional traffic lights in crossroads, most of them with problems, but yet functional. 

In other cities, traffic lights almost do not exist

Durrës

Dozens of traffic lights have been installed in Durres, but most of them don’t work. Data from the road directory say that there are 13 traffic lights in the entire city, and only two of them are functional.

Elbasan

There are traffic lights in the tunnel between Tirana and Elbasan, but they are almost inexistent in cities. There is footage of posts where traffic lights used to be, but that now have disappeared.

Gjirokaster

Gjirokaster has some traffic lights installed, which do not function but are only for decoration. The traffic police does not take them in consideration, and not even drivers.

In Korce, Pogradec, Lushnje, Rrogozhine, Berat, Shkoder, Lezhe, Peshkopi, Fier, Burrel, Permet, Tepelene, Fushe Kruje, traffic lights are installed but do not work.

The failure to respect traffic lights and the high fines that were proposed, caused harsh debates in the Albanian Parliament.

Traffic lights have existed properly only in the Albanian capital, where the Municipality has made some efforts to discipline the traffic due to the increased flux.

In all municipalities and even in national roads, traffic lights do not exist, making these laws functional only for Tirana’s main boulevard and ring road.