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Frosty weather in Albania, Balluku: Work continues on cleaning and salting roads

Frosty weather in Albania, Balluku: Work continues on cleaning and salting roads
Clearing the roads from snow in Mitrovica

The freezing weather with low temperatures and cold winds that has swept the country has also brought difficulties in road traffic. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, has provided details on the condition of the roads in the country and the problematic axes, according to the district.

In a post on social media, she announced that the working groups of the Albanian Road Authority, together with contractors, have been on the ground since the first moments of the weather deterioration.

Balluku emphasizes that on all axes where problems have been identified, interventions have been made to clean and salt the road. According to her, work is continuing on the ground, despite the weather conditions and low temperatures, until the situation is fully normalized.


ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE SITUATION ON THE ROAD AXES OF THE COUNTRY

The working groups of the Albanian Road Authority, together with the contractors, have been on the ground since the first moments of the weather deterioration. On all axes, where problems were identified, intervention has been made to clean and salt the road. Work is continuing on the ground, despite the weather conditions and low temperatures, until the situation is fully normalized.

The situation in the Northern Region

Qafë Mali-Fierzë, there is currently no precipitation, but there is a strong wind that is blowing snow onto the road. Traffic continues without interruption.

Krumë - Qafë Prush, traffic continues without problems. Likewise on the Kukës - Bushtricë axis.

On the Bogë - Theth axis, the snowfall has stopped. The road has been cleaned and salted, and is now passable with winter tires.

On the Hani Hotit - Tamara and Tamara - Vermosh axes, the rains have stopped. The road has been cleaned and salted and traffic is moving normally.

On the U. Zapotit - Shishtavec axis, snowfalls are accompanied by strong winds.

Work is underway to clean and salt the road. The temperature is -9 degrees and the snow thickness has reached 70 cm.

On the Kukës – Krumë and Kukës – U. Zapoti axes, snowfall continues, accompanied by strong winds. Traffic continues without interruption.

On the Fushë Arrëz - Qafë Mali - Qafë Shllak axis, precipitation has stopped, but there are strong winds and very low temperatures, down to -12 degrees.

Work continues on the Skuraj-Peshkopi segment to clean and salt the segment. The rain has already stopped, but there is a strong wind.

The situation in the Central Region

During the day, work continued on the Fresk – Trau Dajt segment, at km 5 for the landslide of the escarpment. Measures are being taken to clean the road segment, Trau – Teleferiku, where there was snowfall. Working groups have been working on cleaning and salting. Winter tires are recommended. There was no snowfall on the Trau Qafë Priskë – Qafë Molë segment, it has been cleaned and salted. Winter tires are recommended. On the Qafë Molë – Bizë segment, vehicle traffic is recommended to be driven with chains.

The situation in the Southern Region

Snow clearing work has continued on the Korça-Dardhe road.

On the Korça-Voskopojë road, work continued on cleaning and salting.

On the Korça - Ersekë axis, there is a strong wind presence, especially along the segment from Helmësi to Mollas.

In the Ersekë-Leskovik segment, the snow thickness varies up to 15-20 cm. Vehicles are driven with winter tires or chains. Minimum temperatures vary up to -6.

Work continues on cleaning and salting the road on the Qafë Thanë-Pogradec axis. Traffic is being carried out with winter tires.

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