The Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot) has signed an Order No ВО-311-р (dated 22.12.2016) on setting the deadline for operation of the locks and aids to navigation on the Volga-Baltic Waterway - 15 November 2017, 24:00 Moscow time, says press center of Volgo-Balt Administration.
According to Russia’s Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, freezing of the Vodorazdelny canal is expected on 16 November 2017.