The key facts
- On the morning of October 25, traffic on the bridge was closed for about 40 minutes due to an air alert in Krasnodar Krai
- By 4:00 pm, 390 cars remained in the queues on both sides, with a wait of about an hour
- The peak of the traffic jams came at 12:00 noon — 720 vehicles were waiting at that time
Queues after traffic resumed
Hundreds of cars ended up in queues on the Crimean Bridge on Sunday, October 25, after traffic resumed. According to the operational information center, by 4:00 pm there were still 390 vehicles waiting at the inspection points on both sides of the crossing: 180 on the approach from the Taman side and 210 near Kerch. Drivers in both directions had to expect roughly an hour of waiting.
Morning closure and peak of traffic jams
Earlier in the morning, traffic on the bridge was temporarily halted amid an air alert declared in Krasnodar Krai. The crossing was closed for about 40 minutes, after which cars were allowed back onto the crossing; however, during the restriction, traffic jams had already formed on the approaches. The most difficult situation was observed by 12:00 noon: 400 cars were waiting for manual inspection on the Kuban side, and another 320 on the opposite bank — 720 vehicles in total. For motorists from Taman the delay exceeded an hour, while in Kerch it was about 60 minutes. By midday, the buildup of traffic gradually decreased.
A similar situation in August
Life.ru previously reported a similar situation on the Crimean Bridge, when queues of 620 vehicles formed after a brief closure. On the morning of August 10, traffic was suspended for 40 minutes — from 09:49 to 10:29 Moscow time. After the crossing reopened, 280 cars had accumulated at the manual inspection point on the Taman side, another 340 were waiting for inspection on the Kerch side, and the wait in both directions was about an hour.
Why it matters
Short closures of traffic on the bridge quickly lead to what are in fact hours-long traffic jams: even the 40-minute pause on October 25 resulted in a queue of 720 cars and roughly an hour of waiting for drivers. This directly affects those planning trips across the crossing — when air alert messages are issued, possible delays on the approaches on both sides should be taken into account. According to Life.ru, by 4:00 pm the situation had already noticeably improved compared with midday.
