Due to worsening weather conditions, there were many traffic jams in Moscow. As service data shows, traffic congestion in the city was estimated at eight points as of 12:20 Moscow time. “Yandex maps”.
Particularly heavy traffic is currently observed on the inner side of the Third Ring Road in the area of Avtozavodskaya Street. There were also long traffic jams on Volgogradsky Prospekt and Yaroslavskoye Shosse – in both cases we are talking about lanes heading towards the centre.
The Russian capital’s Department of Transport and Road Transport Infrastructure Development has recommended that Moscow residents and guests avoid traveling by private vehicles. Officially telegram channel The ministry explains that it is better for citizens to use public transportation to get around the city for now.
On the morning of February 15, Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of the Russian Federation reportedHeavy snowfall is expected in Moscow. According to weather forecasters, it will snow all day.
As the expert said, at least 20 percent of normal rainfall will fall on the country’s capital. In this regard, he warned residents about increasing the height of snowdrifts to 0.5 meters or more.
At Moscow Sheremetyevo airport in the early hours due to bad weather conditions detained passenger flights.