Chui Avenue section in Bishkek to be closed for almost two days

From 8 p.m. on August 27 until noon on August 29, a section of Chui Avenue between Manas Avenue and Zhusup Abdrakhmanov Street will be temporarily closed to traffic.

The traffic restrictions are related to security measures during preparations for and the holding of the 6th World Nomad Games and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the Patrol Police Department said.

Police urged drivers to take the restrictions into account and plan alternative routes in advance.

The SCO summit in Bishkek is scheduled for August 31 and September 1. The 6th World Nomad Games will be held in Kyrgyzstan from August 31 to September 6. The opening ceremony will take place on August 31 at Bishkek Arena, while the remaining events will be held in Issyk-Kul region.

A number of traffic restrictions are also planned during the events.