Heavy snowfall puts restrictions on road linking Georgia with Russia
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The Gudauri-Kobi section of eastern Georgia’s Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi road is closed for all vehicles due to heavy snowfall and avalanche threats, Georgia’s Ministry of Infrastructure announced today.
The Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi road is the route linking Georgia with Russia.
Meanwhile vehicles travelling along the Stepantsminda-Larsi section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi route must not stop due to poor road conditions, officials said.
Restrictions have also been imposed in one road in western Georgia too.
The 37-55km section (the Nakerala Pass) of the Kutaisi-Tkibuli-Ambrolauri road in western Georgia was closed to trailer trucks, semi-trailers and vehicles with more than 30-seat capacity. All other vehicles were allowed to freely move along this section of road.
The remaining roads throughout Georgia were clean and safe to all drivers, Georgia’s Roads Department said.
The Gudauri-Kobi section of eastern Georgia’s Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi route is closed for all vehicles due to storm and low visibility, Georgia’s Ministry of Infrastructure announced today. The Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi road is the route linking Georgia with Russia.
Heavy snowfall and low visibility has once again caused problems to Georgia’s roads. The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia announced today that nine road sections were currently facing restrictions.
Most Georgian roads are open for traffic. However, there are several routes remained under certain restrictions due to alleged accident threats.
From December 31 up to now 700 emergency calls were received by the Emergency Situation Management Centre of Georgia and almost of them have been immediately reacted on.
Winter weather in early spring is causing restrictions on Georgian roads. The country’s mountainous areas are particularly affected by the early spring weather, in what Georgians would call "winter swinging its tail”.