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Crimean Bridge Traffic Backs Up to Multi-Hour Waits on Both Approaches

An operational update at 15:00 MSK reported sharp buildups linked to manual inspections after a queue-free morning.

Overview

  • The bridge’s operational channel reported 1,050 vehicles queued from the Taman side for manual inspection with waits exceeding three hours.
  • From the Kerch side, 459 vehicles were in line with an estimated wait of about two hours.
  • More than 400 vehicles were also queued to leave Crimea at the time of the same update.
  • Conditions shifted quickly during the day, as no lines were reported at the checkpoints in the morning.
  • Crossing is limited to cars, minibuses and buses, with freight routed via the new territories corridor or the Kerch ferry, and RIA Novosti has reported a November 2025 ban on electric and hybrid cars.