Russia will increase number of passages at Upper Lars checkpoint

ArmInfo. In order to minimize the problems of congestion at the checkpoint "Upper Lars", work will be carried out to expand the military-Georgian road in the territory of North Ossetia.

According to the press service of the North Ossetian Border control of the FSB of Russia informs, the road works that began on April 25 will be completed before the end of this year.

"At the same time, it is planned not only to increase the number of lanes, but also to expand and equip the checkpoint itself by installing new entry and exit lanes, building new border and customs facilities and improving their technical equipment noted in the press service of the Border control.  To note,the former military Georgian road through Upper Lars checkpoint since the beginning of the 1990s was the only ground route providing Armenia's connection with Russia. The checkpoint is periodically closed - in the winter due to avalanches, and in the spring - due to mudflows. Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan talked about the need to create an alternative to the "Upper Lars" road at a government meeting on January 26. Alternatively, requiring a political solution for the countries of the region, there are roads connecting Georgia and Russia through the conflict zones - South Ossetia and Abkhazia.