According to the state road managers, traffic light operation is disrupted on the A6 road from kilometer 10 to 25, near Ramučiai, Karmėlava, Išorai, and Stašėnai, on the A9 road in Radviliškis, on the A11 road near Šiauliai, and on road No. 140 near Akademija, Kaunas district.
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The head of “Via Lietuva,” Martynas Gedaminskas, assures that information about the malfunctions has been passed on to the contractors.
“In some places, it will be enough to reboot the devices and wait for the power supply to be restored; elsewhere, more extensive repairs will be needed, so the full restoration of the malfunctioning devices may take some time. We are assessing where police assistance will be needed to regulate traffic at traffic light intersections,” he is quoted as saying.
According to the company “Kelių priežiūra,” which carries out road maintenance work on state roads, fallen trees on the roadsides and in ditches are being removed.
Currently, traffic is closed on the regional road Užventis–Žaduvėnai–Luokė at kilometer 3. Road workers have taken necessary measures at the mentioned location to ensure traffic safety.
According to the “Energy Distribution Operator” data on Sunday morning, about 220 thousand customers in the country were without electricity.