Kyiv introduces new bridge traffic scheme starting November 9

Kyiv will introduce reserve traffic schemes across the Dnipro River bridges starting Monday, November 9, due to additional security challenges, announced Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi. The Paton Bridge will use reversible lanes: three of five lanes toward the right bank from 07:00-10:00 and toward the left bank from 16:00-20:00. Truck traffic will be diverted from the Pivnichnyi and Pivdennyi bridges to alternate crossings, while car and public transport restrictions apply only partially. Police have increased patrols in Kyiv to manage flows and will publish detailed route maps soon. The measures follow a Russian missile strike on the Pivnichnyi Bridge on November 7, which damaged road surfaces and power lines, halting traffic in both directions.