Five regions of Kazakhstan restrict vehicles on summer tires

In five regions of Kazakhstan, traffic restrictions for all types of transport on summer tires are being introduced on the evening of October 23 due to worsening weather, KazAvtoZhol reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

Traffic is tentatively planned to resume on October 24 at 06:00.

Pavlodar Region

In Pavlodar Region, restrictions are being introduced from 21:00 in all directions.

Karaganda Region

In Karaganda Region, traffic is restricted from 21:00 on two sections.

Akmola Region

In Akmola Region, from 21:00 restrictions apply on the highway "Astana — Shiderty — Pavlodar — Uspenka — border of the Russian Federation", km 159-200 — from Yereymentau to the border of Pavlodar Region.

Abai Region

In Abai Region, from 21:00 traffic is restricted on the section of the highway "Border of the PRC — Maikapchagai — with bypass of Zaisan — Kalbatau — Semey — Pavlodar — border of the Russian Federation (Urlutyube checkpoint)", km 587-733 — from the border of Pavlodar Region to Semey.

From 21:30 in Abai Region, restrictions extend to four more sections.

East Kazakhstan Region

In East Kazakhstan Region, from 21:30 traffic is restricted on the following sections.

The situation on the roads can be clarified around the clock by calling the call center at 1403.

Earlier, Kursiv wrote that for the holiday weekend of October 24-26, forecasters predicted snow, fog and ice on the north, east and center of Kazakhstan. In the mountainous areas of the east, cooling to -13…-18 degrees is expected at night.