Warming Points Ready to Assist Drivers on Chelyabinsk Oblast Highways
Six mobile warming points will operate on federal highways in Chelyabinsk Oblast during the abnormal frosts. This was announced on Wednesday, January 21, by the Southern Ural Road Administration.
Here is the list of points where drivers can turn to:
M-5 highway — near Aşa (1563 km), Zlatoust (1737 km), Miass (1779 km);
R-254 «Irtysh» highway — near the settlement of Vakhrushevo (30 km);
A-310 highway — near Troitsk (132 km);
Approach to Yekaterinburg — turn to Tyubuk (110 km).
«We ask to refrain from travel unless absolutely necessary, especially in the mining and factory zone and steppe areas,» road workers appealed to drivers. «Follow the recommendations of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate on the technical readiness of vehicles for driving in severe frost conditions.»
To find out about road conditions or report an emergency on federal highways in Chelyabinsk Oblast, call the 24/7 duty dispatch service of the FCU Southern Ural Road Administration at (351) 263-52-56 (free call) or +7 982 331 37 84 (Telegram).
Recall that a sharp cold snap will begin in the region overnight. Meteorologists expect temperatures down to -40°C (-40°F) across the oblast. Mobile warming points have been set up in Chelyabinsk as well.
