M56 Lena Highway or The Amur-Yakutsk Highway – connects Yakutsk with the south. The road runs 1,212 kilometres south to Newer. It was built in stages between 1925 and 1964. Although it is a federal highway, it is just a dirt road. When frozen in the winter, this makes for an excellent surface, and the posted speed limit is 70 kilometres per hour. However, in the summer, with any significant rain, the road turns to impassible mud that often swallows whole smaller vehicles. Driving upon these roads in summer when the snows have melted seems like a very stupid idea. But the authorities never even meant for the Lena Highway to be used in the summertime. Yakutsk can only be reached by ferry in the summer.
zaterdag 20 september 2008
The Russian Highway from Hell - Lena Highway
M56 Lena Highway or The Amur-Yakutsk Highway – connects Yakutsk with the south. The road runs 1,212 kilometres south to Newer. It was built in stages between 1925 and 1964. Although it is a federal highway, it is just a dirt road. When frozen in the winter, this makes for an excellent surface, and the posted speed limit is 70 kilometres per hour. However, in the summer, with any significant rain, the road turns to impassible mud that often swallows whole smaller vehicles. Driving upon these roads in summer when the snows have melted seems like a very stupid idea. But the authorities never even meant for the Lena Highway to be used in the summertime. Yakutsk can only be reached by ferry in the summer.
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