More than 2.5 thousand road workers and over a thousand pieces of special equipment are employed in snow removal operations in the capital every day. Municipal services of the city are operating around the clock uninterrupted, despite the blizzards and frosts, the official website of the Akimat of Astana reports.
Over the past night, from December 19 to December 20, almost 16 thousand cubic meters of snow were transported to the snow ranges by 1,297 heavy truck flights.
On December 20, more than 2.6 thousand road workers and more than 1,400 pieces of special equipment left the streets of the city to remove snow and ice from the streets.
Since the beginning of the winter period, more than 1.2 million cubic meters of snow have been transported from the capital on 94,713 flights.
According to the rules, first of all, areas with very heavy traffic are cleared in the city so that there is no congestion on the roads. Areas with moderate intensity are also being cleared of snow — squares, station areas, sidewalks, access roads to social facilities, etc.
Cleaning on central streets, passenger transport routes, bus stops and sidewalks is a priority.
There are several equipped snow training grounds in the capital. They are equipped with a system for reading the license plates of dump trucks, video surveillance cameras are installed here, and lighting is connected.
We ask residents and guests of the capital to be careful on the roads, observe safety regulations, and refrain from long-distance travel in case of a storm warning.

In case of an emergency, please call 112.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/astana/press/news/details/906381