Under the Tumen river washed away the bridge

The long rains that hit the Tyumen region, has led to rising dem'yanka river literally destroyed the bridge on the Federal highway Tyumen - Khanty-Mansiysk. The area of failure is in the forest where there are no alternative roads, in connection with the turnpike, appeared continuously growing tube.

The water level in the dem'yanka river, which flows in the Tyumen region, rose in consequence of the incessant rains. On the morning of July 20, a strong stream of water literally washed away the bridge over the river. In place of the crossing is now a pit depth of 7 meters and a length of 30 meters.

The situation is complicated by the fact that the destruction of the bridge was part of the Federal highway Tyumen - Khanty-Mansiysk. With all of this, the plot of the failure resides in the forest, where no detours. "The traffic on 447-th kilometer of the Federal highway Tyumen - Khanty-Mansiysk temporarily suspended as a result of erosion of the highway rain flows" - quoted LifeNews head a press-services of traffic police of the Tyumen region Angela Borisov.

At the accident site occurred many kilometers tube, which over time increases. To minimize the impact on the highway, all the more so to go on it is impossible, the traffic police is trying to expand the moving to the collapse of the transport.

To eliminate the results of erosion of the highway from Tyumen, Yarkovo and Tobolsk moved a convoy of heavy equipment - Laden trucks and graders. According to the preparatory study shows that restoration work may take about a day.

Employees of traffic police post stuck in the way of people and cars in Parking lots, gas stations and campgrounds, reports Tyumen city portal Tumix.ru. The road should be released to the scene of the disaster, drove road machinery had been brought in and construction materials.

Traffic police urged motorists to limit travel in Ugra and Yugra Tyumen region before resuming the track. A land connection between the 2 areas is unrealistic.

sections: Accidents, Region News