Traffic Jam on M-4 Don Highway Expands to 14 km Amid Icy Conditions
A 14-kilometer traffic jam has formed on the M-4 Don highway due to strong winds and snowdrifts. Drivers report icy roads and numerous accidents.
Feb 19, 2026 0
Drivers report that passing through the jam could take two hours.
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A section of the federal M-4 Don highway near Rostov-on-Don has been hit by intense snowdrifts, leading to a multi-kilometer traffic jam.
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Motorists caught in the jam are sharing their experiences of extremely difficult road conditions on social media and forums.
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«Road workers, where are you? Are you even going to sprinkle the road? From Rostov to Kamensk, it»s sheer ice.«
«Rostov to Shakhty. Standstill in the concrete serpentine. The road seems to be asphalt, but the ABS keeps kicking in. Strong side wind.»
«From Platov to Zhuravli, we crawled for exactly an hour.»
«Today there»s terrible black ice and a strong side wind. The road surface is bare ice. Untreated, full of accidents.«
«The side wind is strong and the drifts are considerable.»
«I»m driving from Moscow to Taganrog. Already passed Pyatikhatki. The entire highway is dry, except for the section from Kamensk to Rostov — snow is blowing from the shoulder. Overall, I wouldn«t say it»s slippery. Moreover, the services are sprinkling this section. In my direction, four units of equipment were driving. In the opposite direction, I didn«t pay attention, but I think it»s all sprinkled too. Where it«s really awful is from the exit to Platov. There, it»s drifted over concretely. And on the Rostov bypass, it«s slippery. In front of me, a car skidded at low speed.»
«Due to side drifts, the road is strange. There are two lanes, then suddenly in one lane there»s slush. You either dive into it, or start braking and changing to the adjacent lane.«
«From Platov, there»s a jam towards Moscow. The road is being swept over. Everything is at a standstill.«
«I»m standing in a jam towards Kamensk, haven«t reached Platov yet. The navigator says the jam is for two hours.»
The regional traffic police department clarified that at the 1020th kilometer of the highway, due to strong wind, snowdrifts are actively forming, seriously impeding traffic. Special equipment is working on site to clear the way.
To bypass the problematic section, an alternative route is recommended: it is necessary to exit at the 1039th kilometer in the northern direction and then proceed through Novocherkassk, Persianovsky, and Kamennolomni.
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