Wednesday, October 2 2019 17:47

ArmInfo. Currently, about 300 trucks remain at the Upper Lars checkpoint. On October 2, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan stated this  from the rostrum of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.   According to him, five days ago at the checkpoint there was an  accumulation of 1300 trucks due to instrumental control, which led to  a decrease in the throughput of the checkpoint, moreover, not only  Armenian but also cars, and vehicles from other states. 

According to the minister, It is due to the use of the new weight and  overall complex, which created certain problems. "However, as a  result of the sides' operational actions, it was possible to  significantly reduce the scale of the clusters, and there are all the  prerequisites for the problem to be completely eliminated within the  next two days," the minister said, adding that restrictions also  apply in Armenia, they are aimed at maintaining automobile roads in  good condition. The minister called on Armenian drivers not to  overload vehicles in order to avoid new problems.

To recall, the Upper Lars customs post on the Georgian Military  Highway carries out instrumental control of passing freight vehicles,  which halved the throughput. On September 19, at the Upper Lars  customs post, the "Rubezh-M" weight-and-size complex was put into  operation, allowing for not only documentary, but also instrumental  transport control. As a result, the time spent on monitoring  increased. No more than 170 cars are produced per day, and 350-400  passed before its introduction. Some drivers, knowing that their cars  are overloaded, do not enter the checkpoint and impede the entry of  other vehicles.