Square snow removal at Novosibirsk crossings puzzles residents

In Novosibirsk, layers of snow have been removed in square shapes at pedestrian crossings in the city center, causing inconvenience for some residents who are now questioning the purpose of the unusual cleanup.
Mar 2, 2026
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Novosibirsk residents compared it to checking the quality of asphalt laying

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Alexander Oshchepkov / NGS.RU

In Novosibirsk, layers of snow have been removed in square shapes at pedestrian crossings in the city center. Some residents find this inconvenient.

These squares are hard to see under the snow

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reader Anna

«Why is it like this at every pedestrian crossing? My child and bags keep falling out of the sled. Maybe they are measuring the thickness of the uncleared snow?» wrote Anna, a resident of Siberia, to the editorial office.

Anna finds it inconvenient to pull her child in a sled on such sections

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reader Anna

Anna says the snow was removed in this manner on Sovetskaya Street from Pisarev to Dostoevsky.

Some of these squares have been lightly covered with snow

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Alexander Oshchepkov / NGS.RU

A journalist from NGS has sent a request to the Novosibirsk mayor«s office to find out why the crossings were cleared in this way.

Previously, we reported on violations found during road cleaning in the Oktyabrsky District of Novosibirsk — a list of problematic streets.

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