The busiest day in terms of traffic conditions will be Tuesday, December 26, the Traffic Management Center (TMC) reported . The number of cars on the roads has increased significantly in the pre-New Year week, and unstable weather conditions are also observed, the TMC said in a statement.

On Tuesday, in the center of Moscow, in connection with the All-Russian New Year's tree from 8.30 to 15.00 Moscow time , the streets Varvarka, Moskvoretskaya, Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, Vasilyevsky Spusk will be closed. Snow and ice formation are also possible during the day, the TsODD noted.

Moscow authorities recommend using public transport throughout the day on December 26, and advise motorists to leave the city on outbound highways before 15:00, and after the end of the evening rush hour - after 20:00.

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The City Hall's Traffic Management Center (TMC) analyzed the change in average traffic speed on highways in 2015–2017 (TMC does not have earlier data). In 2017, compared to 2015, this indicator on outbound highways increased by 7%. But on the Garden Ring and the Third Transport Ring, the speed dropped by 14.5% / Vedomosti

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