Tuesday morning road condition update
Some roads in Armenia are closed or difficult to pass as of 8am Tuesday, February 4, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
Vardenyats Pass is closed for trailer trucks and difficult to pass for other types of vehicles.
Sotk-Karvachar highway is difficult to pass only for trailer trucks.
Roadways of Shirak, Syunik and Kotayk Provinces are partly covered with clear ice.
Snowfalls are reported in the towns of Hrazdan, Charentsavan (Kotayk Province), Ashtarak and Aparan (Aragatsotn Province), the second largest city of Gyumri (Shirak Province), as well as Amasia and Ashotsk villages.
According to the Department of Emergency Situations of Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Crisis Management Center (CMC) of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in North Ossetia, Stepantsminda-Larsi highway is closed for trucks.
Drivers are strongly urged to use winter tires.