Gudauri-Kobi international road section opens for cars after heavy snow

Georgia’s Road Department was tasked to clean the road section. Photo by the Road Department press office.

Agenda.ge, 03 Jan 2018 - 16:16, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Gudauri-Kobi road section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi route, connecting Georgia with Russia, has opened for cars after heavy snow.

Trailers and semi-trailers are still not permitted on the section, Georgia’s Road Department has announced.

Vehicles will move on the Kobi-Gudauri section only via an avalanche-protective tunnel.

Drivers must not stop on the 134th-135th kilometer of the section, which is the Dariali Gorge.

Patrol police are at the scene to supervise and control traffic on the road.

Kobi-Gudauri road closed to all vehicles on January 1, 2018.

Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi road and its Kobi-Gudauri road section frequently face road restrictions in winter due to hard meteorological conditions, intensive snowfalls or avalanche threats.