Sticks of all sorts. New leaders emerge in the "NeMoskva" failure rankings.
Of the 10 cities where sinkholes were reported this week, at least three featured Russia's main road safety symbol—a stick.
In the center Samara local road workers, drawing drivers' attention to the danger, wound up put warning tape on the stick.
В Kursk и BelgorodOn the contrary, they used naturalistic signaling devices: branches with green leaves were inserted into sunken sections of the road.
В Saratov the wood was used in processed form - in the pit have established A piece of plywood. The collapse was detected 50 steps from the new section of the embankment, which cost the city 38 million rubles and was opened with great fanfare just a month ago.
В Volgograd failure formed opposite the regional administration building.
В Rostov-on-Don asphalt failed On a newly repaired road, one of the cars managed to get a flat tire and damage its bumper.
В Vologda failure attempted swallow A truck loaded with alcohol. As journalists note, the asphalt surface in this area was laid last year, but after a recent water main break, the water has severely eroded the soil.
Heating network breakthrough was the reason for the failure in St. PetersburgThe hole's diameter was approximately four meters, forcing traffic restrictions on Sovetsky Lane.
В Nizhny Novgorod roadway on Lenin Avenue flooded boiling water from a burst pipe. The fountain reached three meters in height.
В Bryansk after a heavy downpour failed a sidewalk next to a residential building that was renovated last year.
Three more deep holes появились At one of the busy intersections, cars were almost immediately stuck in two of them, and a third discreetly warned of its presence with an impressive whirlpool. Here, as they say, everything is clear even without a stick.