Hundreds of harvesting machines cleared St. Petersburg after the snowfall

Hundreds of harvesting machines cleared the streets of St. Petersburg on the night of Wednesday, November 19. A day earlier, a heavy snowfall hit the city, the press service of the improvement committee reported.

On the eve of the evening, more than 500 pieces of equipment were working in the metropolis, writes 78.ru . Some of the vehicles are on constant duty to quickly come to the rescue if the weather worsens.

As explained in the committee, deicing materials were distributed in advance. In this case, precipitation quickly goes into the sewer and ice does not have time to form on the roadway and sidewalks.

Earlier it was reported that the main Christmas tree of St. Petersburg will be installed by December 20 on the Palace Square. By tradition, the festive tree will be brought from the Leningrad region.

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