Roads Department of the Georgian Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development on Thursday announced traffic restrictions on several sections of road due to heavy snow.

Movement of semi-trailers and trailers is banned on the 40-260 km section of the Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze highway, Gudauri-Kobi section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi route, Khashuri-Akhaltsikhe-Vale highway, 38-86 km section of Batumi (Angisa)-Akhaltsikhe highway, Gomi-Zestafoni section of the Gomi-Sachkhere-Chiathura-Zestafoni highway, 99-125 km section of the Kutaisi-Tskaltubo-Tsageri-Lentekhi-Lasdili, 30-186 km (Jvari-Ushguli) section of the Zugdidi-Jvari-Mestia-Lasdil highway, 39-62 km (Nakerala pass) of the Kutaisi (Motsemeta)-Tkibuli-Ambrolauri highway and Sachkhere-Uzunta-Shkmeri-Zudali highway.

Traffic movement is prohibited for all kinds of vehicles on the 86-106 km (Paksadzebi-Goderdzi resort) section of Batumi (Angisa)-Akhaltsikhe highway, 53-66 km section (Korsha-Biso) of Zhinvali-Barisakho-Shatili highway and 125-151 km (Mele-Lasdil) section of Kutaisi -Tskaltubo -Tsageri-Lentekh-Lasdil highway.

The Roads Department urges the population to drive with winter tires and observe the restrictions.