Wednesday, August 14 2024 14:58

ArmInfo. The Armenian Embassy  in Georgia warns of traffic restrictions in the Devdoraki tunnel on  the Georgian-Russian border.  The Armenian Embassy in Georgia informs  that  maintenance work will be conducted in the Devdoraki tunnel,  located at 132-135 km of the international highway  Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Lars (M-3), near the Russian Federation  border. The restrictions will be in place on August 15, 16 and 17  from 10:00 to 19:00, the movement of all types of vehicles will be  limited. "During the closure of the automobile tunnel, the vehicles  will be redirected to the entrance road of the  Devdoraki tunnel  (H-205). The movement of vehicles will be carried out according to a  temporarily organized schedule and under the direct control and  coordination of the patrol police," the Armenian Embassy reported,  also publishing a diagram of the bypass road.

Recall that the Upper Lars checkpoint is the only operating  checkpoint between Russia and Georgia. All vehicles, including those  going to Armenia and Turkey, pass through this checkpoint.

Last week the border crossing between Russia and Georgia was  temporarily closed due to maintenance work on the Georgian side.  Today, several thousand trucks, including those with Armenian license  plates, are standing in multi-day queues to cross the border. Drivers  complain that the wait can drag on for 5 days or even longer.