For several days now, unprecedented heavy snowfall and difficult meteorological conditions have continued throughout Georgia. Road cleaning works and sand-salt mixture are carried out 24 hours a day. Snow-clearing equipment and human resources are mobilized in all necessary places in order to maintain traffic on the roads as much as possible.

As a result of the cleaning works, at this stage the traffic of trailers and semi-trailers has been restored on the Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze and Mtskheta-Stefantsminda-Larsi roads, movement in the mentioned directions is free for all types of vehicles.

Different types of restrictions apply on several roads. Traffic of trailers and semi-trailers is restricted on the following road sections: on the km 38-km 86 (Keda-Paksadzebi) section of the Gomi-Sachkhere-Chiathura-Zestafoni road section of the Batumi (Angisa)-Akhaltsikhe road, km99-km125 (Chvelieri-Mele) secton of the Kutaisi (Tskaltubo turn)-Tskaltubo-Tsageri-Lentekhi-, on the km30-km186 (Jvari-Ushguli) section of the Zugdidi-Jvari-Mestia-Lasdil road, on the km39-km62 (Nakerala pass) section of the Kutaisi (Mozameta)-Tkibuli-Ambrolauri road and on the Sachkhere (Sareki)-Uzunta-Skhmeri-Zudali road.

In addition, all types of vehicles are restricted on the km 86-km 106 (Paksadzebi-Goderdzi resort) section of Batumi (Angisa)-Akhaltsikhe road, on the km 53-km 66 (Korsha-Biso) section of the Zhinvali-Barisakho-Shatili road and km 125-km 151 (Mele-Lasdil) section of the Kutaisi (Tskaltubo turn)-Tskaltubo on the Tsageri-Lentekh-Lasdil road.

Light vehicle traffic is allowed with the use of anti-slip chains on the km 38-km 86 (Keda-Paksadzebi) section of Batumi (Angisa)-Akhaltsikhe road, on the km 25-km 53 (Magharos Kari-Korsha) section of the Zhinvali-Barisakho-Shatili road and Zugdidi-Jvari-Mestia- on the km138-km186 (Mestia-Ushguli) section of Lasdil road.

On the 25-km 50 km section of the Kutaisi (Saghoria)-Baghdati-Abastumani-Benara road (Baghdati-Sairme) and on the Tskaltashua-Kakaskhidi-Zekari road, only off-road vehicles are allowed, while the movement of other types of vehicles is restricted.

The Roads Department of Georgia urges the population to drive with tires suitable for the winter period, with proper road transport and to obey the regimes established on the roads.