Moscow Closes Traffic for Bike Festival on Sept 12

The Capital Department of Transport warned of temporary traffic restrictions on Sadovoye Koltso and several streets in the center and west of Moscow on Saturday, September 12, in connection with the 'Moscow Autumn Bike Festival', as well as the 'Moscow' and 'Russia' bike races.

Consensus

Traffic restrictions were implemented in central Moscow on September 12.
The restrictions were due to the Moscow Autumn Bike Festival and cycling races.
Several roads and squares in central Moscow were affected, including Sadovoy Ring and University Square.
Parking was prohibited on University Square from September 11 to 13.
The Department of Transport recommended using the metro for travel in restricted areas.

Points of divergence

Traffic restrictions in central Moscow have been lifted. — m24
Traffic was temporarily closed on Big Kamenny Bridge, Tverskaya Street, and Kremlin Embankment on September 8. — vm
Massive traffic restrictions were in effect in St. Petersburg on September 6 due to the 99th Pushkin-Petersburg Marathon. — fontanka
Traffic was restricted on Moscow's Moskva and Kremlin Embankments, Big Kamenny Bridge, Znamenka, and Staraya Square, with the restrictions linked to the Day of Moscow celebration on September 5–6. — vedomosti
Traffic was blocked on the exit from Yaroslavl toward Moscow due to a drone threat, affecting the M-8 highway and local bus routes. — vesti
Traffic was restricted on three of five lanes on the outer side of the MKAD near Rublevskoe Shosse, with red-level congestion reported. — riamo
Traffic was closed on Big Pyrogovskaya Street, the inner side of Sadovoy Ring near Krymsky Val, Konushkovskaya Street, and Smolenskaya Street toward the city center. — tg_mosguru

Coverage (20 sources)

Traffic between Sofia and Moscow narrowed for several days — Фонтанка
Movement along Sadovoy Koltso in Moscow will be closed on September 12 due to a cycling festival and cycling races — Интерфакс
Movement restrictions lifted in central Moscow — Москва 24
Movement on the Big Kamenny Bridge, Tverskaya Street, and Kremlin Embankment has been resumed — Интерфакс
Movement temporarily blocked on Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge and Kremlin embankment — Вечерняя Москва
Movement of traffic temporarily restricted in several districts of Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
Movement restored on several roads in the center of Moscow — Интерфакс
Movement again blocked on several roads in the center of Moscow — Интерфакс
Movement temporarily blocked on Tverskaya Street and Bolshoy Putinkovsky Alley — Вечерняя Москва
Movement restrictions introduced on some streets in central Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
Movement restricted on several streets in central Moscow — Интерфакс
Traffic was blocked again on several streets in the center of Moscow — Москва 24
Traffic temporarily blocked on several sections in the center of Moscow — Москва 24
Movement restrictions in central Moscow lifted after procession — Интерфакс
In the center of St. Petersburg — large-scale traffic restrictions — Фонтанка
Several streets of Moscow closed in the direction to the center — Ведомости
Movement will be blocked on a number of streets and embankments in the center of Moscow on September 6 — Интерфакс
After report of drone threat in Yaroslavl, exit to Moscow was blocked — Вести
Movement closed on 3 of 5 lanes on Minsk section near Rublevo Highway — РИАМО
Movement on the MKAD and in the center of Moscow reopened after restrictions — РИАМО

Moscow Closes Traffic for Bike Festival on Sept 12

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