Restrictions on truck traffic have been imposed in Kyiv due to the heat wave, according to the capital’s Patrol Police.
“To preserve the road surface, trucks are prohibited from traveling when the air temperature reaches +28 degrees Celsius or higher. The ban applies to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 24 metric tons and an axle load exceeding 7 metric tons,” the police stated in a message on their Telegram channel on Sunday.
It is noted that drivers can wait out the hot period at temporary parking areas in highway shoulders and near roadside service facilities.
A separate announcement will be made regarding the lifting of the restriction.
Traffic in downtown Kyiv will be temporarily restricted on Thursday due to security measures involving foreign delegations, according to the State Security Service.
“On July 23, due to security measures involving foreign delegations, temporary traffic restrictions will be in effect in the central part of Kyiv,” the agency said in a Facebook post.
From March 23 to 25, traffic will be partially restricted on several bridges and overpasses in Kyiv. During this period, specialists from the Kyivavtoshlyakhmist municipal enterprise will be repairing sections of the road surface.
According to Kyivavtodor, on March 23, repair work will be carried out on: the Northern Bridge; the overpass on Mykoly Vasilenko Street near the “Beresteiska” metro station; the Vozduhoflootsky overpass across the railroad tracks on Vozdushnykh Sil Avenue; the bridge across the Lybid River on Vozdushnykh Sil Avenue; the flyover on Zhilyanska Street; the overpass across Beresteisky Avenue on Vozdushnykh Sil Avenue.
On March 24, work will be carried out on: the North Bridge; the Vozduhoflootsky overpass across the railroad tracks on Vozdukhnykh Sil Avenue; the bridge across the Lybid River on Vozdukhnykh Sil Avenue; the overpass across Berezestsky Avenue on Vozdukhnykh Sil Avenue.
March 25 – on: the E.O. Paton Bridge; the overpass on Kyoto Street; the Northern Bridge.
During the work, traffic will be partially and gradually restricted. In the event of deteriorating weather conditions, the schedule of the work may be changed.
The municipal corporation apologizes for the temporary inconvenience and asks that you take the restrictions into account when planning your route.
Over the next two days, March 17 and 18, traffic on several bridges and overpasses in Kyiv will be partially restricted. During this time, specialists from the Kyivavtoputemost municipal enterprise will be repairing sections of the road surface, according to the Kyiv City State Administration.
According to the report, on Tuesday, March 17, repair work will be carried out on the Vozduhoflootsky overpass crossing the railroad tracks on Air Force Avenue, the bridge over the on Povitryanikh Sil Avenue, the overpass on Zhylianska Street, the Northern Bridge, and the overpass at the intersection of Dehtiarivska Street and Mykola Vasylenka Street with Beresteisky Avenue near the “Beresteiska” metro station.
On Wednesday, March 18, traffic will be restricted on the Vozduhoflootsky overpass over the railroad tracks on Povitryanikh Sil Avenue, the bridge over the Lybid River on Povitryanikh Sil Avenue, the overpass on Zhylianska Street, the Northern Bridge, and the overpass over the railroad tracks on Mykoly Vasylenka Street.
“During the work, traffic will be restricted partially and in stages. In the event of deteriorating weather conditions, the schedule for the work may be changed,” the Kyiv City State Administration emphasized.
The State Border Service has announced that traffic will be restricted from 5:00 a.m. on February 18 at border crossing points located on the border with Moldova due to difficult weather conditions.
“Attention international carriers! Traffic through border crossing points located on the border with Moldova will be restricted,” the State Border Service said in a statement on its Telegram channel on Tuesday.
It is reported that the temporary restriction will be imposed on the M-15 Odessa-Reni (to Bucharest) public highway, km 11+920 – km 308+000, from 5:00 a.m. on February 18, 2026. The restriction applies to trucks and passenger vehicles (buses, minibuses).
The reason for the traffic restrictions is difficult weather conditions, which create an increased danger for all road users, as well as to ensure the timely elimination of the consequences of bad weather and prevent accidents.
In this regard, traffic to and from the checkpoints “Palanka-Mayaki-Udobnoe,” “Starokozachye,” “Serpnevoe,” “Maloyaroslavets,” “Lesnoye,” “Reni,” “Dolinskoe,” “Orlovka,” “Vinogradovka,” “Tabaki,” “Novye Trojany” for the specified category of vehicles will be suspended. This has been communicated to our Moldovan colleagues.
Temporary traffic restrictions will be in place in central Kiev on Thursday, September 11, due to security measures involving foreign delegations, First Deputy Head of the Patrol Police Department Oleksiy Biloshitsky said on Telegram.
“We ask for your understanding and to take this into account when planning your day,” he wrote.
Source: https://interfax.com.ua/
