Snowfall, frost and rainfall cause problems in parts of its road network Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

In the regional unit Rhodopevehicular traffic has been interrupted, due to an increased volume of water at the Irish Mosaikos crossing, according to the General Regional Police Directorate of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

On parts of the country road Dranias – Organis – Smigadas – Myritiskis – Ano Vyrsinis – Kardamos – Kymi and the provincial road Kechrou – Chloethe movement of all vehicles is carried out only with the use of anti-skid chains or other similar anti-skid means, from 12 noon and for as long as adverse weather conditions prevail.

In the regional unit Xanthion municipal and forest road Kallithea Stavroupoli – Forest Villagethe movement of all vehicles, due to frost, is carried out with the use of anti-skid chains.

The use of anti-skid chains is also necessary due to snowfall:

– From the 14th km E.O. Xanthi – M.S. Agios Konstantinos up to Echinos.

– From the 31st km E.O. Xanthi – MS Agios Konstantinos up to the border.

At Dramathe traffic of all vehicles must be carried out with the use of anti-skid chains on the provincial road, from the intersection of Volakas to the settlement of Volakas and the Falakros Ski Center and from the 22nd km of the provincial road Dramas – Sidironeros to the 53rd km in the settlement of Skalotis.

In addition, according to the decisions of the Police Directorates of the General Regional Police Directorate of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, due to the weather forecast bulletins of the EMY/EMK and with the aim of the smooth and safe conduct of road traffic, as well as the prevention of traffic accidents, the mandatory provision of all vehicles with anti-skid chains or other similar anti-skid means (unless carry special tires), for the road network of the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, for traffic in the entire road network of the area of ​​responsibility of the Orestiada Police Directorate, of the area of ​​responsibility of the Alexandroupolis Police Directorate and for traffic on the mountainous and semi-mountainous road network of of Xanthi Regional Unit, from the height of the 4th km E.O. Xanthi-Greek-Bulgarian border, up to the height of the borders with the prefecture of Drama and up to the height of the Greek-Bulgarian border.

The mandatory provision of all vehicles with anti-skid chains or other similar anti-skid means also applies to the movement of vehicles on the mountainous and semi-mountainous (over 200m) road network of the Regional Units of Kavala and Thassos and on the mountainous and semi-mountainous (over 200m) road network network of Municipality K. Nevrokopiou, from the 17th km E.O. Drama-Countryside up to the 42nd km of Countryside-Border and D.D. Sidironeros, Drama Prefecture.

Kilkis: Construction machinery has been working since dawn to keep the road network open

District project machinery Kilkis have been operating since early Sunday morning across the national, provincial and part of the municipal road network under its jurisdiction in order to keep roads open and safe as the snowfall has begun and continues.

They operate ten project machines (owned and leased) with operators, drivers and employees, who work to ensure traffic, at important points such as the New Thessaloniki-Kilkis-Petritsiou National Road, the Polykastro-Kilkis Provincial Road, as well as in routes to Megala Livadia, Skra and to Melanthio, Rizana, Pontokerasia. Also, the Civil Protection department of the Kilkis regional unit remains on heightened alert and vigilance, collecting and transferring the recorded problems for their immediate treatment by the competent services of the Kilkis PE.

It should be noted that the road network under the jurisdiction of the Sub-Directorate of Technical Works of P.E. Kilkis is one of the largest that exists in Central Macedonia, about 800 kilometers, and presents particularities, as most of it concerns mountainous areas located in Paiko and Kroussia.

Two hours earlier the closure of Egnatia – Prohibition for trucks and buses

Two hours earlier than originally announced, the ban on trucks in Egnatia Street.

Traffic is interrupted from four o’clock in the end and not from six o’clock as was initially known by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection.

Truck traffic is interrupted before Drosohori on the Ioannina side and at Polymylos on the Macedonia side. Ioannina Confectioneries

At the same time, the ban on the movement of buses on Egnatia Odos was also decided and implemented, something that will create additional problems whether it is for excursions or for KTEL buses.

The closure two hours earlier was decided after the heavy snowfall in Western Macedonia.