Traffic allowed on Gudauri-Kobi section
Trailers and semi-trailers are still prohibited to move along the road, the Roads Department said.
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Passenger cars are now allowed on the Gudauri-Kobi section of the road to the Russian border as a result of snow clearing work which has been carried out since morning.
The Gudauri-Kobi section of the Senaki-Stepantsminda-Larsi road had earlier been closed to traffic due to intense snow and ice.
Trailers and semi-trailers are still prohibited to move along the road, the Roads Department said.
Road traffic is moving on the Gudauri-Kobi and Mleta-Gudauri sections of the road under the supervision of patrol police.
The Gudauri-Kobi road section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi route, connecting Georgia to Russia, is closed to all vehicles due to a snowstorm and low visibility, Georgia’s Road Department has announced.
The snow season has opened in Gudauri today while the resort also celebrates its 30th anniversary since being declared a mountainous resort.
Georgia’s popular winter resort of Gudauri will triple in size, announces Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.
Prime Minister opened Kobi-Gudauri cable car today which will connect Stepantsminda region to Gudauri and take passengers from Kobi to Gudauri in just 15 minutes.
The passengers of a bus coming from Kazbegi Municipality and about 10 cars that encountered problems because of snow near Gudauri have already left the scene and departed for Tbilisi.
The Gudauri-Kobi road section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi route, connecting Georgia to Russia, has been temporarily closed to trucks and semi-trucks due to bad weather.