Storm Restricts Traffic on M-5 in Chelyabinsk Region

On Tuesday, February 3, traffic on a section of the M-5 highway in Chelyabinsk Region will be closed for passenger buses, marshrutkas (fixed-route minibuses) and heavy trucks. This was reported by the Yuzhny Ural Federal Highway Administration (Southern Urals Federal Highway Administration).

Restrictions on the section from the border with Bashkortostan to the turnoff for Chebarkul will be in effect from 10:00 p.m. on February 3 to 10:00 a.m. on February 4 due to adverse weather conditions. If the bad weather does not cease, restrictions may be extended.

Updated at 10:35 p.m.
Restrictions for passenger and cargo transport were also imposed on the M-5 in the Republic of Bashkortostan.

To report an emergency on the highway or check information about restrictions, call the dispatch service of the Ministry of Transport and Roads (Mindortrans) at (351) 237-88-92, as well as the duty dispatch service of the Yuzhny Ural Federal Highway Administration at (351) 263-52-56 (toll-free call) and +7 982 331 37 84 (Telegram).

Meteorologists earlier this week forecast the passage of an «atmospheric vortex» over the Southern Urals. The powerful cyclone is accompanied by snowfall and blizzards.