27 october 2023 — 12:00
This is officially reported by the customs authorities of the Republic of Belarus.
"The figure has reached critical values and exceeds even the number of people waiting to leave through the Kamenny Log checkpoint, the most popular in the Belarusian-Lithuanian direction, where more than 650 cars are currently in line," the department notes.
It is also emphasized here that, in addition to the slow work of the Lithuanian side, the throughput capacity of the Benyakoni checkpoint in one direction is 250 cars per day, while the Kamenny Log is 500.
In the "Kotlovka" and "Privalka" now there are about 200 trucks in each for departure to Lithuania, according to the official commentary.
"Over the past day, Lithuanian control services have generally allowed 37% of the possible number of vehicles to pass to their side, and only 20% through the Myadininkai checkpoint adjacent to the Kamenny Log," the customs authorities report and ask representatives of carriers to take this information into account and adjust their routes through the Belarusian-Lithuanian border. the border.