The Kyiv City State Administration has announced a temporary restriction on traffic on the Metro Bridge. According to RBC-Ukraine, citing the official Telegram channel of the Kyiv City State Administration (Kyiv City Council), the inconvenience for motorists will last from the evening of August 21, 2026, until the second half of the day on August 24. During this time, road services have scheduled repair work on one of the sections of the crossing over the Dnipro River.
What is happening on the Metro Bridge
Repair work will be carried out on the bridge section in the direction from the right to the left bank of the Dnipro, i.e., towards the "Hydropark" metro station. It is precisely this section that will be utilized by municipal workers, so the restrictions will primarily affect drivers heading in that direction. Other directions, according to available data, maintain the standard traffic regime, although the exact lane closure scheme is published in Kyiv City State Administration materials.
Details of restrictions and traffic scheme
During the work, specialists will partially block the passage: some lanes will be allocated for the organization of the work zone, and traffic will be rerouted to the remaining lanes. Municipal services apologize for the temporary inconvenience and urge drivers to take these restrictions into account in advance when planning routes around the city to avoid congestion during peak hours. A traffic restriction scheme has also been published online, which helps understand exactly which sections will be closed.
Systematic repair of bridge crossings in the capital
The restriction on the Metro Bridge is not an isolated incident. Kyiv's road services are systematically bringing bridge crossings over the Dnipro into order, so partial closures are periodically introduced on them. At the end of July, traffic on the Metro Bridge was already partially closed due to road works, and in early August the situation repeated. In parallel, longer-term restrictions are in force in the city: at the end of May, the Southern Bridge was partially closed for five months, forcing drivers to adjust their routes in advance. Separately, the Kyiv City State Administration announced a tender for the repair of the metro infrastructure through the Southern Bridge for more than 54 million hryvnias, which confirms the scale of the bridge crossing update program.
Contradictory data
In the official materials of the Kyiv City State Administration and in the RBC-Ukraine publication, the restriction period is specified exactly: from the evening of August 21 to the second half of the day on August 24, 2026. At the same time, a number of media outlets, in particular novosti.ua, formulate the restriction more generally — "for the weekend", emphasizing the closure of the lane. This creates a slight uncertainty: some sources give a specific date and time for lifting restrictions, while others operate with the concept of weekends. Drivers are advised to refer to the exact dates from Kyiv City State Administration messages and monitor the update of the scheme to avoid mistakes with the time of full traffic restoration. It is worth noting separately that search results on the topic include materials about the repair of the Liteyny Bridge in St. Petersburg, which are not related to the Kyiv Metro Bridge and should not be taken into account when planning routes in the capital of Ukraine.
Recommendations for drivers
During the period from August 21 to 24, 2026, motorists planning to cross the Dnipro towards the "Hydropark" metro station should choose alternative routes in advance or take into account possible slowing down on the Metro Bridge. The Kyiv City State Administration recommends following official messages and closure schemes, as well as being attentive to temporary road signs on the spot. After the completion of repair work in the middle of the day on August 24, traffic on the section should be fully restored.
