ArmInfo. As of 5:30pm local time "Upper Lars" border checkpoint has been opened for passenger vehicles, which have nonskid chains, the press-service of the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations informs.
Earlier the press-service of the Ministry reported that as of 11 am local time, the Upper Lars checkpoint was close for traffic. And as many as 558 vehicles were gathered at the checkpoint, including 120 passenger cars, 13 minibuses, 5 buses and 420 trucks.
To note, the Upper Lars checkpoint was closed on Dec 4, at 10:03 am local time, due to the avalanche risk.