10:56, 12 January 2026

Passenger cars are allowed to pass through Verkhniy Lars.

The ban on passenger cars passing through the Verkhniy Lars checkpoint has been lifted, but the Georgian Military Highway remains closed to heavy vehicles.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the Georgian Military Highway was closed to all vehicles due to worsening weather conditions in Georgia.

On the morning of January 11, the Georgian Military Highway was also completely closed to all traffic from North Ossetia due to worsening weather conditions in Georgia. Later, the ban on passenger car traffic was lifted, but the road remained closed to heavy vehicles.

Passengers are permitted to travel on the Vladikavkaz-Lars section in both directions from 8:10 a.m. Moscow time, but the Georgian Military Highway remains closed to heavy vehicles, the North Ossetian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on its website.

The restrictions have been eased "due to the clearing of the roadway on Georgian territory, the possibility of ensuring the safe passage of vehicles, and taking into account the recommendations of the Georgian Border Police," the publication states.

The Georgian Military Highway is the only highway that can be used to travel from Russia to Georgia and Armenia.

Tips for those who have decided Driving along the Georgian Military Highway by car, the "Caucasian Knot" compiled a reference "To Georgia by car: how to avoid getting stuck at the "Verkhniy Lars" checkpoint.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/419857