Road restrictions caused by adverse weather remain active in Georgia’s north
The Department also said it had deployed professionals and equipment on the kilometre 73 section of the Zugdidi-Jvari-Mestia-Lasdili Highway for clearing efforts. Photo: Roads Department of Georgia
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Road restrictions caused by Wednesday’s adverse weather remain in force on the Gudauri-Kobi stretch of the international Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi Highway connecting Georgia with Russia in the north.
Trailers and semi-trailers have been banned from the section, while the rest of the traffic on the section is being directed without stopping, Pavle Gamkrelidze, the Deputy Chair of Roads Department, told Imedi TV.
In addition, all types of traffic have been restricted from Mestia Highway in the north-west following a rockfall.
The Department also said it had deployed professionals and equipment on the kilometre 73 section of the Zugdidi-Jvari-Mestia-Lasdili Highway for clearing efforts.
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.
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 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.
Heavy snowfall and ice caused traffic restrictions on roads of international importance in mountainous regions of Georgia on Sunday.
Firefighters and rescuers of the Emergency Management Service of Georgia on Saturday rescued 90 citizens, stranded in about 30 vehicles near the Roshka village in Georgia’s mountainous Khevsureti region, amid heavy snowfall.