How traffic in Kyiv will change from 9 November: details from the Ministry of Internal Affairs

In Kyiv, starting Monday, 9 November, reserve connection schemes between the left and right banks will be introduced. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is implementing them to relieve the bridges and optimize traffic flows. This was reported by “Glavkom” with reference to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ivan Vyhivskyi.

Paton Bridge

Police will organize reversible traffic, namely – in the morning hours (07:00–10:00) three of five lanes will operate toward the right bank, in the evening (16:00–20:00) – toward the left bank.

North Bridge

On the access roads to it, patrol officers will direct heavy vehicles on detours – to pass via the Podil bridge crossing. Public transport traffic from the left bank to the right, as well as passenger cars and public transport from the right bank to the left, will be restored.

South Bridge

Heavy vehicles traveling from the left bank to the right will be routed on detours – via the Darnytskyi Bridge. No restrictions are being imposed for passenger cars and public transport.

“Detailed traffic schemes will be published soon on the pages of the patrol police. We urge drivers to comply with these restrictions and plan routes in advance,” Ivan Vyhivskyi said.

At the same time, law enforcement will inspect the access routes to the bridges and the most congested road sections. The Ministry of Internal Affairs expects cooperation from the Kyiv city authorities on the issue of reorganizing traffic.

“Even today we have significantly increased the number of police patrols in Kyiv to regulate traffic, relieve the bridges, and assist drivers. Our priority is ‘maximum assistance to people under extraordinary security challenges in Kyiv,’” Ivan Vyhivskyi summed up.

Earlier it was reported that in Kyiv on 8 November the North Bridge will partially reopen after a technical inspection of the structure. Passage will not be allowed for all vehicles, and the number of available lanes will depend on the direction of travel.

Also, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed the government to prepare a program for free travel on Kyiv’s surface public transport. The capital is also to receive a sufficient reserve of buses in case of metro disruptions or problems with the bridges across the Dnipro.