ArmInfo. The road through the Upper Lars international checkpoint (Georgian-Russian border) is open only to passenger cars. Customs attache of the RA Embassy in Russia Vahan Hakobyan told ArmInfo correspondent.
"The cross pass on the Gudauri-Kobi section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Lars highway is closed to freight transport in both directions due to snow and ice; passage for passenger cars is allowed at the moment," he explained.
The Georgian Military Road is currently the only land route connecting Armenia with Russia. And the Kazbegi - Upper Lars checkpoint is the only checkpoint currently functioning on the land border of Georgia and Russia. It periodically closes due to bad weather