Stepantsminda-Lars Highway Open

The Emergency Situations Service reports that several roads are closed within the territory of Armenia. A partial collapse has occurred in the pedestrian section of the bridge near the village of Getapnya in the Ararat Province, resulting in the suspension of traffic on the bridge.

According to the Road Department Foundation, the Vanadzor - Alaverdi - Ayrum - Bagratashen road is only passable for passenger vehicles. Drivers are advised to bypass the M-6 route when heading to the Georgian border by taking the M-3 Margara-Vanadzor-Tashir-ARM border and M-1 Yerevan-Gyumri-ARM interstate highways.

The M-4 Yerevan-Sevan-Ijevan-ARM highway is open for traffic from Dilijan to Ijevan. However, in certain sections, traffic is one-way.

The bridge leading to the villages of Khashtrashak and Lusahovit is closed in both directions.

About Lars: According to information received from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the Crisis Management Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation in North Ossetia, the Stepantsminda-Lars highway is open for all types of vehicles.