Heavy snowfall, strong winds cause disruptions across Georgia
The Roads Department said on Wednesday traffic for all types of motorised transport was prohibited on the Nichbisi-Didgori-Didi Toneti highway in the south-west. Photo via Roads Department of Georgia
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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 said on Wednesday traffic for all types of motorised transport was prohibited on the Nichbisi-Didgori-Didi Toneti highway in the south-west.
It also said the kilometre 1-52 section of the Gomi-Sachkhere-Chiathura-Zestafoni highway in the west had been closed for trailers and semi-trailers due to blizzard conditions and low temperatures, with other vehicle types allowed on the road without restrictions.
Snowfall also caused problems on internal rural roads in the mountainous parts of the Adjara region in the west, leaving seven villages in Khulo municipality without electricity. Mayor Vakhtang Beridze said clearing works were “intensively ongoing” and involving “all relevant bodies”, and added power was expected to be restored to all villages throughout Wednesday.
Also in mountainous Adjara, traffic towards Goderdzi Ski Resort remained open for off-road vehicles.
Strong winds also tore up hundred-year-old trees in several areas of the western city of Kutaisi, the City Hall said, while trees were also uprooted, electric poles damaged and rooftops of residential houses torn off in the seaside Poti municipality, where a part of the city lost power. Poti City Hall said its services were operating in “emergency mode” to deal with the disruptions.
Photo via Governor's Administration in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Strong winds also created problems in the Samegrelo region in the west, where power lines were damaged in several municipalities.The State Representative - Governor's Administration in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti said supply was expected to be gradually restored with professionals from Energo-Pro Georgia company working in affected areas.
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.
The Roads Department of Georgia has imposed restrictions for traffic on sections of roads across the country following overnight snowfall between Sunday and Monday.
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 across Georgia has affected traffic movement, causing problems on central roads and highways.
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.
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 Georgian Railway offers passengers to return their tickets due to train delays caused by accidental electric voltage problems amid bad weather conditions in western Georgia, the company announced on Thursday.
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.
More than ₾20 million ($7.55 mln) will be allocated to communities affected by snowstorms and winds that hit regions across Georgia for days earlier this month, with the funds to also be used for repairing the damage caused by the adverse weather in municipalities.
Heavy snowfall caused traffic restrictions on several roads of domestic and international importance in western part of Georgia 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 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.
Infrastructure damaged by heavy precipitation and floods in the north-western Georgia’s Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region in January will be repaired in an effort involving a budget of ₾130,000 ($49,913), the office of the regional State Representative said on Thursday.
The Roads Department of Georgia has imposed traffic restrictions on several sections across the country following heavy snowfall on Tuesday. Traffic has been prohibited for all types of vehicles on the 50-89 kilometre road section of the Kutaisi-Baghdati-Abastumani-Benara highway in the west of the country.