Minister Chiril Gaburici: National trails are practicable and circulate at winter conditions
Throughout the night, he worked continually on road cleaning, and 251 special equipment, 1735 tons of anti-skid material and 254 workers were involved.
The Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure informs that at the moment the national routes are practicable and circulate under winter conditions, some routes are snow-covered and are ice-cold, including Chisinau-Orhei-Soroca-Otaci, Brest-Chisinau-Odessa, Chisinau-Ungheni - Sculeni, Chisinau-Leuseni, Chisinau-Dubasari, Chisinau-Bender, Hincesti-Leova-Cahul, Otaci-Edinet, Balti-Falesti-Sculeni, Rezina-Orhei and Balti-Sarateni.
"I promised that I will go out this winter, just like last winter, to see how the road cleaning works take place. It is clear that work is done all over the country. At 18:00, 143 crews were trained all over the country, about 2000 tons of anti-scarce material scattered, the Chisinau-Leuseni and Chisinau-Balti routes, in the limits of the Straseni district, were the most affected, but we managed to get rid of them, at the moment circulating in winter conditions throughout the country. I have to wait for the drivers to not start on the road! They put their lives and other road users in jeopardy! We all are waiting at home", said the minister said following the inspection of the national arteries.
At the same time, Economy and Infrastructure Minister Chiril Gaburici urges citizens to visit the State Road Administration's website before embarking on a journey and checking the state of the roads with the help of the route cameras.
PUBLIKA.MD reminds that 19 localities from Orhei, Teleneşti and Calarasi districts remained partially without electricity because of the rainfall yesterday.
Two educational institutions from Telenesti district and one from Soldanesti were closed due to lack of current. In total, 890 pupils have not reached 890 hours. Also, according to the Ministry of Education, six schools had little program.
In the last 24 hours, the rescuers have unlocked 42 vehicles that dived in ditches or on the roadside, including three ambulances. To ensure smooth traffic, 247 workers work in the country and 170 craft have sand and salt. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, some roads in the center and the north of the country have formed poles.
Meteorologists are announcing tomorrow and low snow, after which precipitation will count. Towards the end of the week temperatures of up to minus 10 degrees are expected at night.