New Traffic Schemes Across Kyiv's Bridges: Details from the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Starting November 9, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is introducing backup transport routes between the left and right banks of Kyiv. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

On the Paton Bridge, patrol officers will organize reversible traffic: from 07:00 to 10:00, three of the five lanes will operate in the direction of the right bank, and from 16:00 to 20:00, in the direction of the left bank.

Traffic schemes on the other bridges have been distributed as follows:

• Northern Bridge: freight transport will be directed to a detour through the Podilskyi bridge crossing. Public transport traffic from the left bank to the right bank, as well as passenger cars and public transport in the opposite direction, has been restored.
• Southern Bridge: trucks moving from the left bank to the right bank will be directed through the Darnytskyi Bridge. There are no restrictions for passenger cars and public transport.

To regulate traffic and unload the bridge crossings, police have increased the number of patrol crews. Detailed traffic routes will be announced by law enforcement officers in the near future.

The change in traffic schemes is due to the consequences of the Russian attack on the night of November 7, during which the Northern Bridge was damaged. As a result of the shelling, the roadway, the trolleybus contact network, and a power transmission line were destroyed, due to which traffic on the bridge was temporarily blocked in both directions.