158 trucks accumulated on Russian side of Upper Lars checkpoint
Roads throughout the territory of Armenia are mainly passable as of 15:30 Saturday, ministry of emergency situations reported. Vardenyats pass is difficult to pass for light vehicles and closed for heavy trucks.
Clear ice is observed on certain sections of roads in f Ashotsk and Amasia regions of Shirak province, Spitak-Vanadzor and Vanadzor-Alaverdi roads.
Stepantsminda-Lars highway is open for only light vehicles, the Roads Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure told the Armenian Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies.
According to the General Department of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in North Ossetia, 238 vehicles, including 158 trucks, 79 cars and 1 bus, are stuck on the Russian side.