Parking on all streets of Moscow will be free on June 12 and 14, the city’s transport department reported on Telegram.
“On June 12 and 14, parking on all streets of Moscow will be free – even where there is an increased tariff of 380 rubles. at one o’clock in the afternoon, “the message says. At the same time, on June 13, parking will work at the Sunday rate.
On the eve of the long weekend, the department warned about traffic jams at the exits from Moscow. Difficulties are expected on Volgogradsky Avenue, Andropov Avenue, Varshavskoe Shosse, Mira Avenue, Lipetskaya Street and the Moscow Ring Road. The Department of Transport recorded that on Fridays the average speed of traffic on Varshavskoye Shosse decreases by 32%, Mozhaiskoye Shosse – by 28%, Leninsky Prospekt – by 26%.
According to the ministry, last Friday, June 4, about 800 thousand cars left Moscow, which is 33% more than on any other weekday. Deptrans recommends planning trips out of town in advance – leaving after rush hour or Saturday morning, or using public transport.
In connection with the celebration of the Day of Russia, the country expects a long weekend from June 12 to 14 and a four-day work week from June 15 to 18. The previous long weekend was in May. On April 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which the days from May 4 to May 7 became non-working days with the preservation of wages for workers. In total, the Russians rested from May 1 to May 10.
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