Municipal services in Moscow were put on alert as a snowfall began to accumulate, according to reports from TASS referencing Pyotr Biryukov, the city’s deputy mayor. The city outlined a clear plan to keep roads safe and passable amid winter conditions.
At 13:00, city crews initiated continuous preventive de-icing on main roadways. From 23:00 onward, teams would begin continuous mechanized sweeping of streets and sidewalks, followed by another round of de-icing to maintain traction and reduce slipperiness for drivers and pedestrians alike.
To support freight movement, tractor units were put on standby to assist truck drivers, with particular attention to the Moscow Ring Road and the TiNAO district, where heavy traffic and seasonal conditions often pose the greatest challenges.
The head of Moscow’s municipal services urged residents to exercise heightened caution on both sidewalks and roadways. People were advised, if possible, to adjust travel plans and limit car use during peak snowfall and ground-accumulation periods.
Evgeniy Tishkovets, a leading expert at the Phobos meteorological center, explained that snowstorms were expected to begin in the capital by the evening of November 23. He noted that visibility would drop to 1–3 kilometers, with snow cover reaching 2–4 cm, and nighttime visibility could fall to 200–500 meters.
Forecasts for November 24 projected the snow cover to rise to 5–7 cm, increasing over the weekend to 8–9 cm, which aligns with typical norms for the first ten days of December. Ongoing snowfall is anticipated next week as well, with totals potentially reaching 10–15 cm by Monday.
Earlier reports indicated unusual weather handling in another region, as utility workers in the Nizhny Novgorod area laid asphalt directly over snow, illustrating the variety of winter maintenance approaches employed during variable conditions.