Road from Georgia to Russia through Upper Lars checkpoint is closed  for trucks

ArmInfo. The road through the Upper Lars international checkpoint (Georgian-Russian border) is open  only to passenger cars.  Customs attache of the RA Embassy in Russia Vahan Hakobyan told ArmInfo correspondent.

"As a result of the work carried out to clear snow, traffic on the  Gudauri-Kobi section of the Mtskheta- Stepantsminda-Lars highway of  international importance (border with the Russian Federation) has  been restored only for passenger vehicles," Hakobyan explained.

Traffic in this area will be carried out through avalanche-proof  tunnels. The road remains closed to trucks.

ArmInfo previously reported that the road through Upper Lars was  closed to trucks on the morning of November 19 due to unfavorable  weather conditions. In the second half of the same day, travel was  prohibited for all types of vehicles. According to the RA customs  attach‚ at the Russian Embassy, on the afternoon of November 20, more  than 850 Armenian heavy trucks were stuck at the Upper Lars.