Municipal services working to secure Tbilisi roads following heavy snowfall
A hotline for traffic restrictions and delays has also been activated amid the disruptive weather, with temperatures expected to fall to -7C over the next two days throughout the country. Photo: Tbilservice Group.
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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.
Pachulia said priority was given to central streets of the city in order to ensure uninterrupted operation of municipal transport.
Photo: Tbilisi City Hall
He also noted the work included both the inner districts of the capital and its outlying territories, and added freezing temperatures were making it difficult for professionals of the company to carry out cleaning works during late hours.
A hotline for traffic restrictions and delays has also been activated amid the disruptive weather, with temperatures expected to fall to -7C over the next two days throughout the country.
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.
Heavy snowfall across Georgia has affected traffic movement, causing problems on central roads and highways.
The Roads Department of Georgia imposed restrictions on several road sections across the country due to heavy snowfall 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.
The Roads Department of Georgia has imposed traffic restrictions on several sections across the country following heavy snowfall on Monday.
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.