St. Petersburg is currently experiencing significant traffic congestion, reaching a level of 7 out of 10 as of 4:30 PM, due to the upcoming four-day weekend. The most heavily impacted areas are the northeast of the Ring Road (KAD) and Devyatkino.
Roads are unusually congested for a Wednesday, typically seeing a level of 6 at this time. The increased traffic is attributed to Russians anticipating the long weekend from June 12th to 15th. Authorities anticipate traffic congestion to worsen, potentially reaching 8 out of 10 by 5 PM.
The northeast of the city is facing the most severe delays. On the outer ring of the Ring Road (KAD), a nearly 6-kilometer traffic jam has formed from Murino to the interchange with “Sortavala.” The outer ring is also congested before the exit to the Novo-Priozerskoye highway, which itself has traffic jams in both directions at the interchange with the Ring Road.
The exit from the city to Novoye Devyatkino is heavily congested, starting near “Lenta” on Rustaveli Street, with traffic also backing up towards St. Petersburg in Novoye Devyatkino.
The inner ring of the Ring Road (KAD) is also experiencing a 6-kilometer traffic jam from Piskarevsky Prospekt to Ryabovskoye Shosse, due to ongoing road repairs. Consequently, heavy traffic jams have formed on Piskarevsky Prospekt in both directions and on Shafirovsky Prospekt.
In the south of St. Petersburg, a traffic jam is building on the outer ring of the Ring Road (KAD) before the cable-stayed bridge. Sofiyskaya Street is congested heading towards the region. Traffic is also slow on Moscowskoye Highway, Volkhonskoye, and Krasnoselskoye Highways, mainly towards St. Petersburg. Pulkovskoye Highway is experiencing a smaller traffic jam leaving the city.
Several traffic jams have also formed on the WHSD (Western High-Speed Diameter). A nearly 6-kilometer traffic jam has accumulated before the interchange with Blagodatnaya Street in the southern direction, with further congestion on the exit from the WHSD to the Ring Road (KAD) at the southern interchange.