Heavy snowfall leads to traffic restrictions across Georgia
The Roads Department of Georgia has imposed traffic restrictions on several sections across the country following heavy snowfall on Monday. Photo: The Roads Department of Georgia.
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The Roads Department of Georgia has imposed traffic restrictions on several sections across the country following heavy snowfall on Monday.
Traffic of trailers, semi-trailers and buses with more than 30 seats has been prohibited on a 50 km road section of the Khashuri-Akhaltsikhe-Vale international road leading to the south-western border with Turkey.
The remaining sections of road are open for access for traffic, the Department said.
Snowfall and ice have also led to restrictions being introduced on the kilometre 132-200 section of the Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze highway. Traffic of trailers and semi-trailers is prohibited on the segment, while the other sections remain open.
The kilometre 39-62 section of the Kutaisi-Tkibuli-Ambrolauri highway also remains off limits to trailers and semi-trailers, along with the Sachkhere-Uzunta-Shkmeri-Zudali road, and the Gudauri-Kobi section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi road.
Municipal services are using technical salt to de-ice roads in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi following successive days of snowfall and low temperatures across the country, Davit Pachulia, the Director of the cleaning and waste management company Tbilservice Group said on Wednesday.
The Roads Department of Georgia has imposed restrictions for traffic on sections of roads across the country following overnight snowfall between Sunday and Monday.
Heavy snowfall and ice caused traffic restrictions on roads of international importance in mountainous regions of Georgia on Sunday.
The Roads Department of Georgia imposed restrictions on several road sections across the country due to heavy snowfall on Wednesday.
Train services to destinations in Georgia’s west are experiencing delays due to heavy snowfall and adverse weather, Georgian Railway announced on Friday. The company said the services operated in principal directions were subject to delays, and added “minor” setbacks were originating from causes “independent” of GR. It offered passengers full refunds to tickets on the affected services.
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.
Traffic on the Rikoti Pass crossing between eastern and western parts of Georgia has been restored after professionals cleared roads following heavy snowfall, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
One person died and four, including a minor, were injured on Tuesday evening as strong winds uprooted trees, downed power lines and caused property damage in western Georgia.