Tuesday, April 15 2025 10:37
Alexandr Avanesov

Upper Lars checkpoint closed for transport 

Upper Lars checkpoint closed for transport 

ArmInfo.  The cyclone approaching Armenia has caused problems on the country's roads.

As reported by the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal  Affairs, as of the morning of April 15, there are closed and  difficult-to-pass roads in the republic.

In particular, the road leading from the high-mountain weather  station "Amberd" to Lake Kari is closed.  The turns of Dilijan are  closed for trucks. The bends of Spitak are difficult to pass for  trucks with trailers.

The source notes that in various areas of the Gegharkunik and Syuni  regions, with the exception of the cities of Kapan and Meghri, on the  section of the Saravan-Zanger highway, on the Yerevan-Sevan highway  and in the city of Jermuk, it is snowing. In the highlands of the  Syunik region, in the bends of Dilijan, in the villages of Zorakan,  Akhtanak and on the Berd-Chambarak highway, fog is observed.

According to information received from the Emergency Situations  Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the  Crisis Management Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of  Russia in North Ossetia, the Stepantsminda-Lars highway is closed to  all types of vehicles.