Serious traffic congestion is expected in the Russian capital due to heavy snowfall on the evening of December 14. In this respect reports Moscow Ministry of Transport.
“According to weather forecasters, it will snow all day. “In the evening hours, local difficulties may occur in the central part of the city, on the Third Transport Ring Road and the Moscow Ring Road.” The message states:
It is stated that traffic congestion in the city can reach up to 9 points in the evening hours, so the ministry recommends giving up driving and switching to public transportation.
Before that, Mikhail Leus, leading expert of the Phobos meteorological center statedHurricane “Vanja” will come to Moscow at the end of the working week, because the height of snowdrifts in the capital can reach up to half a meter. A cyclone carries large reserves of moisture. Therefore, partly cloudy, windy and snowy weather is expected on Friday, December 15, and a possible severe snowstorm is also expected. The forecaster added that a third of the monthly rainfall could fall in the capital on this day.
State Duma Deputy Vitaly Milonov believesIn Russia it is necessary to impose a maximum cost for taxi services in unfavorable or extreme weather conditions.
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