High Traffic Congestion Persists in St. Petersburg
The traffic situation in St. Petersburg remains tense. According to the Yandex.Probki service, congestion intensity is rated at 8 points.
Apr 20, 2026 0

A map from Yandex.Maps shows the traffic congestion levels in St. Petersburg, highlighting affected areas.
Source:
At 19:30 on Monday, the road congestion indicator was 8 points.
This value exceeds the usual level for this time of day at the beginning of the week by 4 points.
Over the previous hour, the situation improved slightly — congestion decreased by only one point.
The most serious traffic jams are observed on the following sections:
- Vitebsky Prospekt
- Obukhovskoy Oborony Prospekt in the direction from the center
- Nevsky Prospekt towards Alexander Nevsky Square
- Ligovsky Prospekt from the center
- Vyborgskoye Highway in the direction from the center
- Obvodny Canal Embankment (marked in burgundy color)
- Sinopskaya and Arsenalnaya Embankments
- Vyborgskaya Embankment
- Lesnoy Prospekt
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