Shida Kartli road to close for two-day renovation works
Movement for all types of vehicles will be prohibited on the section on Tuesday and Wednesday between 9am-6pm. Photo: Road Department of Georgia
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Scheduled Renovation works on the Kareli-Agara-Khashuri-Surami road in the central Shida Kartli region will close for two days this week, the Roads Department announced on Monday.
Movement for all types of vehicles will be prohibited on the section on Tuesday and Wednesday between 9am-6pm.
The Department said car drivers would be directed through Surami, while trailer and semi-trailer vehicles would drive from the Surami transport junction to the Agara transport junction, through Khashuri towards Borjomi, and vice versa.
The Roads Department of Georgia imposed restrictions on several road sections across the country due to heavy snowfall on Wednesday.
Movement of heavy trucks has been prohibited on the Gudauri-Kobi section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi road connecting Georgia to Russia due to heavy snowfall, the Roads Department of Georgia announced on Monday.
The roads department of the Georgian ministry of infrastructure and regional developments has imposed restrictions on several road sections across the country due to heavy snowfall on Friday.
Roads Department of the Georgian Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development reports that after cleaning the roads traffic restrictions have been fully lifted on Rikoti Pass, while movement is prohibited for trailers and semi-trailers on the 39-26 kilometre road section of Nakerela Pass due to the heavy snow and ice.
Heavy snowfall across Georgia has affected traffic movement, causing problems on central roads and highways.
Roads in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi are being cleared following overnight snowfall as temperatures fell to the freezing threshold between Sunday and Monday.
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.