# On the M5 near Minsk, traffic will be restricted for an hour on 21 October because of an investigative experiment

- URL: https://syn.by/en/society/on-the-m5-near-minsk-traffic-will-be-restricted-for-an-hour-on-21-october-because-of-an-investigative-experiment/
- Published: 2026-10-21T11:05:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T16:35:39+00:00
- Section: Society
- Language: en
- RU edition: https://syn.by/ru/obshchestvo/na-trassye-m5-pod-minskom-21-oktyabrya-na-chas-ogranichat-dvizhyeniye-iz-za-slyedstvyennogo-ekspyerimyenta.md
- BE edition: https://syn.by/hramadztva/na-trasie-m5-pad-mienskam-21-kastrychnika-na-hadzinu-abmiazhujuc-ruch-praz-sliedchy-ekspieryment.md

> In Minsk, Serava Street will be fully closed overnight from 22 to 23 October. Asphalt laying on Haladzeda Street has been postponed because of the weather.

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On the M5 Minsk–Homel highway, traffic of all types heading toward Homel will be temporarily restricted on 21 October from 20:00 to 21:00. The restriction will be at the 45th kilometre, near the agro-town of Enerhiya. According to the State Automobile Inspectorate of Minsk Region, the reason is an investigative experiment needed to establish the circumstances of a road accident.

For drivers heading from Minsk toward Homel in the evening, this means a stop or a delay of up to an hour on that stretch. It is not yet known how a detour near Enerhiya will be organised.

Investigative experiments are also held in Minsk itself. The official channel of one of the state bodies reported that on 20 October, from 22:00 to 23:50, an experiment related to a road accident was held near building 8 on Daŭhabrodskaja Street. Traffic from Kazlova Lane toward Uralskaya Street was fully restricted at the time, including for trams.

Another closure is coming in the city next: Serava Street will be fully closed from 20:00 on 22 October to 05:00 on 23 October.

Separately, road work plans are changing. According to the State Automobile Inspectorate of Minsk Region, asphalt laying on Haladzeda Street was postponed because of the weather: the work was due to start on 19 October, but began on 20 October at 20:00. As private Belarusian outlets operating inside the country report, traffic difficulties are possible in that area.

Such restrictions on the M5 are not rare. In September 2025, according to reports in Telegram channels, traffic on a stretch of this highway in Minsk District was also temporarily restricted because of an investigative experiment.