The Belarusian border service reported that the queue for cars at the EU entrance at the country’s borders increased threefold over the weekend, while the queue for trucks increased by one and a half times. It has been reported press office State Border Committee of Belarus on the Telegram channel.
It was noted that traffic jams caused by cars occurred in front of the Lavorishkes (Kotlovka) checkpoint on the Lithuanian border and the Shumskas (Losha) checkpoint and the Terespol (Brest) checkpoint on the Polish border. According to the committee, in two days the EU border was crossed by 45% of the car norm.
As of the morning of March 13, 270 cars and 580 trucks were in line at the Belarusian exit.
Since March 10, the clearance of trucks at the Lithuanian checkpoint “Medininkai” and the Polish – “Kukuryki” (“Kozlovichi”) checkpoint has slowed down. The Polish checkpoint allowed 55% of trucks from the norm to cross the border, Lithuania – 32%.
Previously reportedHe said that on February 20, the trucks created a 60-kilometer traffic jam on the exit from Poland to Belarus. The waiting time in line to cross the border was estimated at 63 hours.