Friday morning update on road conditions
Some roads in Armenia are closed or difficult to pass as of 8:30am Friday, February 14, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
The roadways leading to Amberd fortress and Lake Kari of Aragatsotn Province will be closed for an indefinite period of time.
Vardenyats Pass is closed as well, while Sotk-Karvachar highway is shut down only for trucks.
Sotk-Karvachar highway, Goris-Sisian highways of Syunik Province, Sisian-"Zanger" and Saravan-"Zanger" road sections are difficult to pass.
The roads of Syunik and Kotayk Province, as well as Aparan and Aragats regions of Aragatsotn Province are partially covered with clear ice.
Snowfalls have hit Saravan-"Zanger" section.
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 only for trailer trucks.
Around 1,000 trucks are said to be stuck on the Russian side.
Drivers are strongly urged to use winter tires.