Snowfall Causes 10-Point Traffic Jams in Nizhny Novgorod

The most significant traffic disruptions were recorded in the central part of the city, particularly on Gorky and Lyadov squares.

Feb 20, 2026

Snowfall in Nizhny Novgorod has resulted in traffic jams reaching the highest possible score of 10 points.
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Natalya Burukhina / NN.RU

By the evening of January 27, the road situation in Nizhny Novgorod worsened to a critical 10-point mark on the traffic jam scale. The cause was heavy precipitation in the form of snow.

The traffic congestion scale indicated a maximum rating of 10 due to the heavy snowfall.
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Yandex.Maps

Traffic is most difficult in the following areas:

Gorky and Lyadov squares;
Varvarskaya, Vaneeva, and Belinsky streets;
Sennaya Square;
individual sections of Gagarin Avenue.

More than 1,500 pieces of equipment have been mobilized to clear snow from the city«s roads and walkways.

The snowfall, which began in the morning of January 27, is expected to bring more than 20 centimeters (about 8 inches) of snow cover by night. Meteorologists attribute this to a cyclone that came from Europe to central regions of Russia.

City services have been put on an enhanced work schedule. Throughout the day, equipment is clearing the roadway, as well as sidewalks, stair descents, and public transport stops.

More than 1.5 thousand units of specialized equipment and over four thousand road workers and street cleaners have been mobilized to fight the snowdrifts. According to the administration, the number of workers involved is higher than during the first January snowfalls.