Monday morning update on road conditions
Some highways are difficult to pass in the territory of Armenia as of 8:30am Monday, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
Vardenyats Pass is shut down for traffic, while Sotk-Karvachar highway is hardly passable.
All the roads in Kotayk Province are partly covered with black ice.
Snowfalls have hit the towns of Talin and Ashtarak in Aragatsotn Province.
Drivers are strictly recommended to drive to regions exceptionally on winter tires.
According to the Roads Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, Stepantsminda-Lars highway is closed for cargo trucks.
The General Department of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in North Ossetia reports 158 trucks, 79 cars and 1 bus stuck on the Russian side.