EXTRAORDINARY ONLINE Western Slovakia has been hit by a calamity: Accidents in the capital and undefeated highways! – Tops

VIDEO Heavy snowfall in Bratislava has been accompanied by problems since early morning: There is a continuous layer of snow on D4R7

8:20 Guides, look out. At the entrance to Bratislava on the D2 from Stupava, a truck is parked in the right lane. Drivers will stay in this section for about 20 minutes. The green wave of RTVS informs about it. According to the Stella center on the D2 in the direction Stupava – Lamač – Sitina tunnel, the delay is within 25 minutes. The accident also happened on Hodonínská near one of the shopping centers towards Záhorská Bystrica. Drivers in this section must expect a delay.

8:10 Line 130 in Bratislava does not run temporarily on Thursday morning. The Transport Company Bratislava informs about it on its website. The reason is the impassability of communication at OC Patrónka.

Source: TASR / František Iván, AP

8:00 Snowfall complicates traffic in Bratislava on Thursday morning. There have also been several traffic accidents in the capital. An accident happened at the beginning of Rusovska road away from Vienna Road, the drivers will stay in this section only suddenly. According to the RTVS Green Wave, the second accident happened to M. Schneider Trnavský behind a supermarket towards the city. Drivers can stay in this section.

The accident also happened on Baikal near the Eurovia Arena in the direction of the Port Bridge. Three cars collided in the left turning lane. An older accident is also on Pionierská in the direction of Koliba, where two cars collided. In this section, it is necessary to take into account the impact delay in both directions.

7:40 All machines have been deployed at Petržalka OV since the morning. Roadmakers are clearing snow from all over Petržalka, from Janko Kráľ Park to Slnečnice.

7:35 There is ice on the roads in Galanta district on Thursday morning. On the road II. and III. classes in the area of Krupina, Žiar nad Hronom, Haligoviec, Liptovský Matiašovice, Stará Ľubovňa and Liptov, there is sometimes icy snow up to two centimeters. There is a freezing drizzle in the Trstená locality. The Slovak Road Administration (SSC) informs about this on its website zjazdnost.sk. All monitored sections of motorways and expressways in the territory of the Slovak Republic are passable, the road surface is dry to wet. Roads I., II. and III. classes in Slovakia are also passable, their surface is dry to wet.

7:32 According to the zjazdnost.sk portal, there is a wet road in and around Bratislava, so drivers should be careful. In Senec, they report about an inch of fresh snow. The road around Most near Bratislava and Miloslavov is said to be dry.

7:30 Police officers on the social network issued several recommendations on how to survive today without harm to health. “Drive carefully and count on delays. If you don’t have to, don’t go to Bratislava. Use the home office if your work allows it. THE BASIS ARE WINTER TIRES – Yes, this is a necessity. We believe that everyone has already worn and did not wait for the first snow. CIT WITH PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL – When operating the car, jerky and sharp movements must be avoided. This could lead to skidding and a consequent accident. the men of the law wrote. In addition, motorists are advised to keep a safe distance, to drive slower and to clean the car sufficiently of snow before driving.

7:24 In the city center on Hodžovo náměstí there is a mushy layer of snow.

7:15 The Karlova Ves district has issued recommendations for motorists and pedestrians on how to proceed today. Drivers are asked to leave a distance of at least 1.5 meters on the sidewalks after parking, so that the scraper can pass there and at least 3 meters on the road, otherwise the fork or rescue services will not cross here. Pedestrians have been warned that only one side of the sidewalks will be swept away throughout the day. They should also remove snow from the stairs during the day, but this is the most time-consuming operation, which is done manually.

7:00 In Bratislava and its surroundings, it started to snow heavily at night, until the morning, there was a continuous layer of snow on the roads. According to the reader Ján, under the snow is Stará senecká, but also the zero bypass of Bratislava D4R7. There is only one lane, there is no continuous layer of snow on the other. According to Waze’s motoring application, the entire highway is driven at a reduced speed of a maximum of 80 kilometers per hour.

On Thursday (December 9), the most intense snowfall in Bratislava is expected since 2013. He warns the capital, which admits that even with a continuous 24-hour deployment of all available winter maintenance capacities of the city and city districts, the situation in Bratislava will be complicated. The municipality is asking residents to postpone the necessary transfers around the city by car.

The municipality warns that a layer of snow will form on the roads between the crossings of emergency equipment, which is likely to cause local traffic complications as well as delays or outages of public transport connections. The self-government will start preventive sprinkling on Wednesday evening.

During heavy snowfall, according to the city, the priority of winter maintenance will be to improve the passability of busy roads by plowing with an emphasis on continuous plowing of busy hilly sections. “To ensure the operation of public transport, all vehicles are equipped with winter tires on the drive axle. inspectorate, for example in relation to the movement of lorries, “ specified by the city.

The Bratislava city districts, as well as the Bratislava city police, are also preparing for intense snowfall. Several mayors of Bratislava called on residents and visitors to the capital to consider moving around the city, to prefer public transport to individual car transport, and to consider working from home. A “winter maintenance hotline” will be available for Bratislava residents in the coming days between 07.00 and 19.00, which they can contact by phone at +421 259 356 777 and by e-mail at [email protected].

The police of the Regional Transport Inspectorate in Bratislava call on drivers to be extra careful on the roads. The reason is the expected snow disaster in the entire Bratislava region. The police inform about it on the social network. “Based on current meteorological information, it should start to snow heavily during the night, with more than 20 centimeters of snow falling during the day. ” the police warned. He therefore calls on drivers to adapt their driving to the current road situation, increase their caution and, in the event of a disaster, they prefer not to use the car.

The probability of damage is high

On Thursday, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ) issued a second-degree warning. The alert applies to the districts of Skalica, Myjava, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Senica, Piešťany, Topoľčany, Nitra, Hlohovec, Trnava, Malacky, Pezinok, Senec, Bratislava, Dunajská Streda and Galanta. Meteorologists expect the most unfavorable situation in western Slovakia and in the west of the Banská Bystrica region, where it usually attacks ten to 20, rarely up to about 25 centimeters of new snow. According to SHMÚ, the height of new snow represents a great danger for the transport or movement of people. “The expected amount of new snow is above average at a given time of year and area, and the probability of causing damage is high,” meteorologists warn.

The first-degree warning before snowfall is issued for the Banská Bystrica and Žilina regions on Thursday. Meteorologists have also issued a first warning against the formation of snow tongues and snowdrifts. The warning applies to the Bratislava, Banská Bystrica, Trenčín, Nitra and Trnava regions. The same level of warning applies before the formation of ice. The warning applies to the Banská Bystrica, Košice and Nitra regions. All alerts are valid throughout Thursday until night hours.

The probability of damage is high

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