Some roads closed in Armenia, Upper Lars checkpoint open to traffic

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Internal Affairs' Rescue Service reports that, as of the morning of January 7, roads are closed in Armenia.

Specifically, the source notes, the roads leading from the Amberd  high-mountain weather station to the Amberd Fortress and Lake Kari  are closed. The Vardenyats Pass is closed to vehicles with trailers.  Icy conditions are observed on roads in the districts of Aparan,  Aragats, Spitak, Tumanyan, Tashir, Sevan, Chambarak, Martuni, Gavar,  Abovyan, Hrazdan, Nairi, Vayk, Sisian, Goris, Ashotsk, Amasia, and  Vanadzor. According to information received from the Department of  Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia  and the North Ossetian Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency  Situations of the Russian Federation, the Stepantsminda-Lars highway  is open to all types of vehicles.