Cars stuck in the snow on the axle They turn off in the villages, broken down buses

Discomfort on several roads in the province due to heavy snowfall in the Bergamo area. Flight and train delays in Lombardy. Illuminations sold to Seriate, ATB off-road bus to Trucca.

Snow blocked traffic on the province’s roads on the morning of Monday, December 28: many motorists were parked in cars in the cold for hours due to some minor accidents and bad weather traffic problems. Long queues and blocked traffic on state highway 42 of Valle de Cavallina, but also on provincial 470, on the interurban axis and on the A4 highway
. The most dramatic situation was registered in the interurban axis with the cars stopped for most of the morning.

Accidents in the province, ambulance blocked

Up to 40 centimeters of snow have already fallen in the province, 30 on the plain. We reported some incidents that made traffic difficult but fortunately not serious: a car overturned in Pumenengo, around 7 a.m. on Monday, December 28, with a red code injured on the old state highway 106 and traffic jams in Bonate on the provincial 342 due to a minor accident that occurred around 8 am. Accident also in Piazza Brembana between two cars after 8 am at provincial 1. The entrance to the A4 motorway in Bergamo is also blocked: in fact, there is an accident near the Kilometro Rosso in which a 53-year-old man is involved. The Casirate Soccorso ambulance remained stuck on the siren in Dalmine.

Viability Italia, for the snow stop for commercial vehicles

The low-altitude snowfalls that have hit the north-central regions, in particular Lombardy, are creating problems for traffic, especially commercial. This was reported in a note from Viabilità Italia. In Lombardy, the code red on the A4 between Milan and Bergamo and traffic difficulties due to light vehicles lined up at different exits onto normal roads. Sometimes queues and temporarily closed entrances are some of the inconveniences that have occurred on the roads this morning due to heavy snowfall, especially in Lombardy. The sections most affected on the autosole were between Milan and Campegine (Reggio Emilia), and on the A4 between Milan and Brescia. Both are temporarily prohibited from circulating for vehicles with a total mass greater than 7.5 t from the early hours of the morning. Presence of inconveniences in some exits, due to the lack of absorption along the external road network due to heavy snowfall, in particular in Piacenza Sud, Fiorenzuola and Fidenza in A1 and Dalmine, Bergamo and Seriate in A4.

The controversy over street cleaning

Readers report that many roads in the province are not used by salt spreaders: on social networks there is no lack of controversy and photos of completely whitewashed streets and sidewalks. The snowplows were in action for several hours during the night but the incessant snow makes it difficult to pass, explains the mayor of Scanzorosciate, Davide Casati, in a post on social networks: “The snow that falls is a lot. All the vehicles salted the entire territory yesterday afternoon from 7.30 to 1.00 and then resumed at 4.00 tonight and are operational. This is the best thing to do if it continues to snow. 80km of highways are being prioritized over the main ones and then as soon as possible we will continue with the others. Therefore, the invitation is to move only for situations of need with chains or snow tires.

Fallen trees on the Valtesse Greenway, Atb bus breakdown

“More than 15 centimeters of snow fell on the city: yesterday tons of salt were spread on the roads and since dawn today more than 50 vehicles are working to guarantee traffic conditions, especially on the main routes. Here you can follow their work in real time: https://www.visirun.com/aprica/.
However, everyone’s contribution and civic sense is essential to better cope with the situations of discomfort that arise in the event of snow, ”explains the Bergamo City Council.
Here is the update on the situation in the city.

On the Via Verde del Morla, in the Valtesse area, some plants have fallen along the route: employees of the Bergamo City Council are already working to free the route. An Atb electric bus, on the other hand, was blocked and sidelined at La Trucca at the height of Civil Motorization. The road leading to the hospital is closed if you come from via Carducci.

They give the lights to Seriate

Some readers tell us about the Christmas lights sold to Seriate under the weight of snow. The Local Police intervened in the heart of the town to regulate traffic and report the danger.

Delays in Orio al Serio

During the morning there were also unavoidable delays in Orio al Serio in the daily flight schedule.
It is advisable to check the Orio website to see the status of the flights in real time.

Train delays in Lombardy

The heavy snowfalls that fall overnight in the North, particularly in Lombardy, have caused annoyances and slowdowns also for the circulation of trains with delays in some cases even longer than two hours. The frecciarossa Torino Salerno is currently about 52 minutes late, the interurban 1580 from Lecce to Turin 135 minutes, and an average of sixty minutes has the regional from Mantua and Bologna to Milan, while the regional Alessandria Milano Porta Genova marks 120 minutes. Problems occurred on some lines due to falling trees, such as between Lecco and Milan. RFI technicians are still working to guarantee circulation, yesterday the cancellation of many convoys on the snow floor was announced with Trenord’s invitation to move only if strictly necessary.

Black out to Trescore and San Paolo d’Argon

Fainting in some towns in the province: Trescore, San Paolo d’Argon and Cividino. Some routes in Spirano and Urgnano are also without electricity. Readers also report blackouts in Alzano Lombardo and in the village of Rosciano in Ponteranica.

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