In the afternoon, a traffic jam formed on the Sinop Embankment in St. Petersburg. As follows from the data of the Yandex.PRAKI service, it stretched by almost 1.5 kilometers. Drivers report that they blocked the movement there. The movement along the Bolsheokhtinsky bridge, Malokhtinsky Prospekt, the Anchorna Street, the Komarovsky bridge, the Tula, Novgorod, Tauride and Kirochny streets is also difficult.

“Sevkabel Port” presented the concept of renovation of industrial embankments Vasilievsky Island “Harbor 2.0”. The company proposes to arrange a pedestrian and recreational zones, reconstructing industrial buildings and build new buildings, was told by paper in Sevkabel Porto. The authors of the idea plan to carry out renovation in an area of ​​15 hectares. We are talking about former industrial embankments from the berths of the Baltic Plant to the Maritime Station and the Square of Sea Glory.

Governor Alexander Beglov made amendments to the 121st resolution, which regulates the restriction measures for the duration of the coronavirus epidemic. The action of previously introduced restrictions is extended until May 15, and the need to wear gloves is canceled. In particular, in St. Petersburg there is a ban on mass events, access to visitors to night cabarets, clubs.

In St. Petersburg, the western facade of the Anichkov Palace will be restored. The work should be completed until November 2021, follows from the data of the state procurement portal . The restoration will affect the facade, which goes to the Anichkov Palace’s garden and to Ostrovsky Square in front of the Alexandrinsky Theater.

From April 15 to June 1, Russia limited the air traffic with Turkey, which, in conditions of closed borders with most countries, has become the most popular tourist destination among residents of the country. Rest on these dates planned half a million Russians. Tens of thousands of tourists are still in Turkey. Many were going to fly from other countries with a docking flight through Istanbul - and are now forced to look for bypass paths.

On the Griboedov channel, 7 due to a strong gust of wind, the metal fence fell on parked cars. The video of the incident was published in the public inspector. The published entry shows how a construction tin to a few tens of meters falls on a car parked nearby. The press service of the Central District of Paper confirmed the incident and reported that the fence was installed along the building as part of the overhaul of the facade.

Eyewitnesses of extinguishing a fire in the Nevsky Manufactory building said that the rescuers initially had difficulties with a water fence-due to the fact that hydrants did not work on the territory. On April 16, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies in St. Petersburg refuted this information. Earlier, two tenants of the Neva Manufactory informed Paper that the rescuers were faced with problems during the extinguishing.

EMERCOM employees have been working at the Neva Manufactory for the fifth day. It is reported by Fontanka with reference to the State Emergencies Ministry. According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies, due to the collapse of structures at the fire site, blockages were formed high to the second floor, and for their analysis and subsequent extinguishing it is necessary to use heavy equipment, but so far this is impossible due to the threat of further collapse of the building.

On April 17, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic will open the sale of subscriptions of the Small Hall for the concert season 2021/2022, representatives of the institution told paper . The public is offered 16 programs: 13 subscriptions with evening concerts and three day subscriptions. Day subscriptions are intended for young spectators.

Unknown people gained access to the database from the site “Freedom Navalny!”, Where they are registered ready to reach the next rally in support of the convicted politician. This was reported by Open Media, the same information was confirmed by the FBK . Journalists who registered on the site received a letter to which unknown people attached the base with email addresses. The letter states that the mail database, as well as the time of registration and its confirmation.

In St. Petersburg, a pensioner died shortly after receiving a vaccine from coronavirus, Fontanka said . In a resin case, they confirmed, but the causes of death will still be established. According to Fontanka, on April 15 in the Krasnogvardeisky district, a pensioner who survived the blockade of Leningrad received the first component of the coronavirus vaccine in the clinic. After that, he went home, but died on the street, not reaching home.

The Committee on the Legislation of the St. Petersburg Sachs considered amendments to the bill on street musicians. This was announced by the Chairman of the Committee, deputy of the Zaksa Denis Four Bucks. According to the results of the discussion, the meeting participants determined the main areas that need to be worked out in the preparation of the bill. In particular, the committee decided that it was necessary to establish the procedure for notification of the planned speech.

The Moscow prosecutor’s office filed a lawsuit to recognize the Extremist organizations of the FBK and Navalny’s headquarters, the department reports on April 16 on its website. The prosecutor’s office believes that these organizations “under the cover of liberal slogans” are engaged in “the formation of the conditions for destabilizing the social and socio-political situation”.

The authorities of St. Petersburg returned Lenin Square to the list of guide parks. Governor Alexander Beglov made a change to his resolution, “clarifying” the list of sites where you can hold pickets and rallies without approval if no more than 500 people gather for them, the Smolny press service reports on April 16.

Since April 10, traffic is partially blocked on the foundry bridge. From morning to evening, nearby streets and other bridges are in traffic jams. Drivers complain about the situation, officials ask to tolerate. The work is urgently carried out on the eve of the PMEF and Euro 2020. "Paper" tells how the movement on the foundry of the bridge is arranged when the repair ends and how much was paid for it from the budget. Traffic jam at the foundry bridge.