Road restrictions put in place as severe weather hits Georgia
Bad weather will continue including February 26 around Georgia. Photo:Roads Department of Georgia.
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Extreme weather, wind and snowfall have caused problems on roads across Georgia.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has urged drivers to refrain from driving if they lack seasonal tires.
He said that roads in the capital city are ‘intensively cleaned’ from snow and salt is being spread to de-ice the roads.
Restrictions have been imposed on several roads in Georgia:
- Only off-road vehicles are allowed on Vaziani-Gombori-Telavi highway (1-62km).
- Only trucks and semi-tricks are not allowed on Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze international highway ( 28-158km), on Tbilisi by-pass highway, on Gomi-Sachkhere-Chiatura-Zestaponi road, on Ponichala-Marneuli-Guguti road (65-98km), on Akhalkhalaki-Kartsakhi road (1-36th road section) and on Kutaisi-Tkibuli-Ambrolauri road.
- No vehicles are allowed on the Gudauri-Kobi section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi road (Georgia’s border with Russia), as well as on the Kala-Ushguli section (171-186km) of Zugdidi-Jvari-Mestia-Lasdili road.
Harsh winter conditions have caused traffic problems in the southern part of Georgia. This morning, the Georgian Road Department announced that one of the roads in southern Georgia has closed for all transport.
The Gudauri-Kobi section of eastern Georgia’s Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi route is closed to all vehicles due to an avalanche threat, Georgia’s Road Department announced today.
Georgia’s Road Department has issued a statement in which they appealed to those planning to visit mountainous regions in the coming days to adhere to special recommendations.
Heavy snowfall across Georgia since January 27 has led to travel restrictions being placed on certain roads.