Snowfall leads to traffic restrictions in western Georgia
Heavy snowfall caused traffic restrictions on several roads of domestic and international importance in western part of Georgia on Thursday. Photo: Roads Department of Georgia
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Heavy snowfall caused traffic restrictions on several roads of domestic and international importance in western part of Georgia on Thursday.
The Roads Department said access to the kilometre 1 to 52 section of the Gomi-Sachkhere-Chiatura-Zestaponi road in the Imereti region had been restricted for trailers and semi-trailers, with other types of vehicles permitted on the section.
Two sections of roads leading from Imereti region to Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti in the north-west were also closed for trailers and semi-trailers, with the kilometre 39 to 62 section of the Kutaisi-Tkibuli-Ambrolauri road being made off limits alongside the Sachkhere-Uzunta-Shkmeri-Zudali road.
Finally, traffic of trailers, semi-trailers and vehicles with more than 30 seats has been prohibited on the kilometre 76 to 97 section of the Khashuri-Akhaltsikhe-Vale international leading to the south-western border with Turkey. The Roads Department said traffic was open for other types of vehicles.
Heavy snowfall and strong winds continued to cause disruptions across Georgia on Wednesday, with road access restricted and residential locations left without power following successive days of adverse weather conditions.
The Roads Department of Georgia has imposed restrictions for traffic on sections of roads across the country following overnight snowfall between Sunday and Monday.
A man was killed by a falling tree in Georgia’s west on Friday as strong winds, snowfall and low temperatures continued to cause disruptions across the country.
Over 300 municipal service employees are working round-the-clock to de-ice roads in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi following days of ongoing snowfall and low temperatures, Davit Pachulia, the Director of the cleaning and waste management company Tbilservice Group said on Thursday.
The Patrol Police Department of the Interior Ministry urged citizens to drive with appropriate winter tyres due to heavy snowfall and ice in the country’s regions, as well as follow the traffic safety rules and instructions of the Police officers, the Department announced on Friday.
Heavy snowfall and ice caused traffic restrictions on roads of international importance in mountainous regions of Georgia on Sunday.
Heavy snowfall has caused a section of the road connecting Georgia and Russia to be closed to all vehicles on Monday, with select other areas across the country coming under restricted traffic.
Roads across Georgia have been closed or restricted for certain types of traffic following snowfall and blizzard conditions, the Roads Department said on Tuesday.
Heavy overnight snow and minor avalanches between Monday and Tuesday have led to traffic restrictions on sections of roads in Georgia’s northwest, where villages have also been left without power, the Mayor of Svaneti province’s Mestia municipality said on Tuesday.
The Roads Department of Georgia on Tuesday said a slope of the Rikoti Pass dividing Georgia into its eastern and western parts had collapsed on Monday due to a landslide prior to reinforcement works planned on the section.
Rikoti Pass, a crossing between eastern and western parts of Georgia, will be closed between Thursday and Friday to all types of vehicles due to a risk of landslide, the Roads Department of Georgia said on Thursday.
Giorgi Tsereteli, the Chairman of the Roads Department of Georgia, on Friday said Rikoti Pass, a major crossing between eastern and western parts of Georgia, was closed to all types of vehicles due to a risk of a landslide, and added its professionals were working to restore traffic “as soon as possible”.
The Land Transport Agency of Georgia on Tuesday announced changes for traffic rules for international carriers at the Kazbegi customs checkpoint on the border between Georgia and Russia.