Road cleared: It’s safe to travel to Gudauri ski resort
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The road to Gudauri - one of Georgia’s main ski resorts - has been cleared of heavy snow and is now open.
A short time ago Georgia’s Road Department released latest information about the situation of the country’s roads following heavy snow that earlier closed several roads throughout the country.
The Roads Department said major efforts to clean the roads were currently underway on the road heading from Gudari to Kobi, along the only road connecting Georgia and Russia.
All necessary equipment has been brought to the site and road cleaning efforts are ongoing at both sections (93-99km and 100-106km) of the Gudauri-Kobi Rd."
"Today the road will be cleaned for light transport and these vehicles will be able to move with anti-skid chains, while tomorrow the road will be open to truck and trailer units as well," said the agency in a statement.
Infrastructure Minister Zurab Alavidze observes road cleaning works. Photo by Georgia's Road Department.
Earlier this afternoon Georgia’s Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Zurab Alavidze was in north-east Georgia to personally observe the cleaning efforts.
Read more about the condition of other roads here.
Winter is in full swing in Georgia. Last night a category 3-4 storm caused major infrastructural damage to beaches in Kobuleti resort and along the coastline in Georgia’s west.
Today Georgia's Road Department closed the Gudauri-Kobi section of eastern Georgia’s Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi route to all vehicles due to heavy snow and avalanche threats.
The Gudauri-Kobi section of eastern Georgia’s Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi route is closed for all vehicles due to heavy snow and avalanche threats, reports Georgia’s National Environment Agency.
Drivers are advised to put snow tires on their vehicles or use anti-skin chains if they intend to travel along the roads in Georgia's north and east. Georgia’s Road Department have imposed restrictions on several roads due to heavy snow and ice.
What are the current road conditions in Georgia?
Heavy snow and ice means several main roads in Georgia are closed. This morning Georgia's Road Department released latest information on the current road conditions describing which roads are open and which remain closed.
Heavy snow has been falling in west Georgia for several days and the area is now blanketed in a thick layer of snow and ice. In some areas about 100cm of snow has fallen in recent days.
Two people were rescued by local residents after they got trapped under an avalanche in Georgia’s western Adjara region early this morning.
Heavy snowfall has hit the western part of Georgia, which means restrictions are imposed on some of the roads, says the Road Department if Georgia.
Passenger cars are now allowed to move on the Gudauri-Kobi part of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi motorway where cleaning work has been carried out since morning amid snowslide risks.
Major roads in some regions of Georgia are closed or restricted to certain types of vehicles due to intense snow, ice and risk of avalanche.