Article 23. Restricting or prohibiting movement of vehicles on roads (road sections)

Restriction or prohibition of vehicle movement on roads (road sections) shall be implemented, based on information from the relevant authorized state bodies, in the following cases:

when there is a threat to road traffic safety, including to the life or health of citizens;

upon receipt, in the prescribed manner, of warnings about extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, accidents, fires, and other natural or technogenic emergencies;

during extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, accidents, fires, and other natural or technogenic emergencies;

when road traffic accidents occur;

when operational-search measures and procedural actions provided by law are being conducted;

when mass events are held (sports and cultural events, film and photo shooting, public festivities, fairs, marches, and other events);

when protected persons are moving on the road.

Restriction or prohibition of vehicle movement on roads (road sections) may also be implemented in other cases provided by law.

Organisations engaged by road owners to carry out road maintenance and repair shall, in the cases provided for in the first paragraph of this Article, as well as where the transport and operational condition of a road (or a section thereof) deteriorates and in other similar circumstances, including during repair and construction works, have the right to restrict or prohibit the movement of vehicles in coordination with the State Road Traffic Safety Service and the subdivisions of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, provided that they notify the local executive authorities, inform road users through announcements in the mass media, and install the appropriate technical traffic management devices.

Road owners are also entitled to restrict or prohibit movement on roads or on certain sections thereof within a designated area where works are being performed if such works threaten the traffic safety of vehicles and pedestrians.

Restriction or prohibition of movement on roads or on certain sections thereof for the purpose of carrying out works shall be implemented with the consent of the road owners.

In urgent, non-deferrable cases, restriction or prohibition of movement on roads (road sections) for the purpose of carrying out works may be introduced without prior consent, provided that the road owners and the State Road Traffic Safety Service are mandatorily notified thereof.