Avtodor president Vyacheslav Petushenko said that special snow barriers are currently planned to be installed on the M-12 Vostok highway, which connects Moscow and Kazan. This was reported by RIA News.
The publication states that a meeting on this issue will be held at Avtodor on Monday, January 22. Petushenko did not specify how many fences would be installed because this will be decided after the meeting.
According to him, road workers work day and night to ensure safe movement on the highway in bad weather conditions.
Before that, employees of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation help Drivers and passengers on highways in the Republic of Tatarstan, where a snowstorm continues.
January 19 TASS, with reference to the regional State Traffic Inspectorate reportedThere were 7 traffic accidents involving approximately 20 vehicles on the M-7 highway in Pestrechinsky district of Tatarstan. According to preliminary information, 1 person was injured as a result of the accident.
Before that, Yuri Varakin, head of the Roshidromet situation center statedIt was stated that abnormally heavy snowfalls were expected in some parts of the country. The expert warned that weather conditions in Tatarstan and the Nizhny Novgorod region are predicted to worsen.
Previously in Kazan closed Airport due to snowstorm.