Snow and rain on the roads of 20 provinces/ Traffic on snow plow axles is possible only with wheel chains.

In an interview with the economic reporter of Fars news agency, Ali Akbar Ashuri said about the latest state of the country’s roads: based on the information of more than 2323 online traffic counters and 800 video surveillance cameras, most of the country’s roads are currently open and traffic is normal. It flows normally.

* Rain and snow on some roads of 20 provinces / in mountain axes, the car must be equipped with chain wheels.

He said about the weather condition of the country’s roads: Currently, there is snow and rain in some areas of the provinces of West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Alborz, Zanjan, Semnan, Qazvin, Qom, Lorestan, Tehran, Mazandaran, Markazi, Hamedan. We have Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kurdistan and Kermanshah.

The director of the Road Management Center announced the rain in some areas of Ilam, Khorasan, Razavi and Gilan provinces and added: “We are currently having snow and rain in the northern areas of Tehran.”

Ashuri emphasized: Due to the snowfall in mountainous areas and cold regions, people should avoid unnecessary trips, drivers should also carry chains and winter equipment and be sure of the safety of their car’s heating system. Driving on snow plow axles must be done with wheel chains.

* 9 roads are blocked due to adverse weather conditions

Referring to the blockage of a number of roads in the country due to the decrease in safety and weather conditions, he said: Currently, the Ramian-Olang-Shahroud axis in Golestan and Semnan provinces, the Shamshek-Dizin sub-road and the Shahdad-Nehbandan axis were not due to this. There is sufficient safety in the blocked route.

The director of the Road Management Center added: Also, the Lasem-Arjamand axis in Mazandaran province, the Reagan-Iranshahr axis, the Vazak-Baldeh axis in Mazandaran province, the old Khorramabad-Puldekhter axis, are blocked due to weather interference.

Ashuri continued: The new Paveh-Sarovabad axis, the new Hashtgerd-Taleqan axis, the Siskhet-Padna road in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces, the Ganjnameh-Toisarkan axis and the Punel-Khalkhal road are closed until further notice due to unfavorable weather conditions and lack of sufficient safety. .

* Smooth traffic on Tehran-North roads

He said about the traffic situation of Tehran-North roads: video surveillance cameras currently show smooth traffic on the return route of Haraz, Kandavan and Firuzkoh axes, as well as Tehran-North freeway and Qazvin-Rasht freeway.

* Heavy traffic on some highways leading to Tehran

Regarding the traffic situation of other roads in the country, the director of the Road Management Center pointed out the occurrence of heavy traffic on the Qazvin-Karaj freeway between Mehrshahr and Kalak bridge and said: Currently, there is heavy traffic on the Saveh-Tehran freeway between Dehshad and the Azadegan highway bridge and heavy traffic on the axis We have Shahriar-Tehran between Maaden square and Quds city.

* Karaj-Tehran freeway is the busiest road in the country in the past day and night

Ashuri stated: Karaj-Tehran freeway with 127 thousand traffic, Tehran-Karaj freeway with 116 thousand traffic and Karaj-Qazvin freeway with 110 thousand traffic were the busiest roads in the country.

* Reducing car traffic on the roads

He added: The total recorded road traffic in the past day and night, based on the latest information obtained from the monitoring of the number of 2540 active traffic counters in suburban areas, shows a decrease of 5.0% compared to the previous day, during the same period, the share of heavy vehicles in road traffic is 15.4%, the highest The traffic was recorded between 16:00 and 17:00 and the lowest traffic was recorded between 3:00 and 4:00 in the morning

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