Transkam is open to passenger cars

The Transcaucasian Highway, which connects Russia with South Ossetia, has been open to passenger vehicles since 4:30 p.m. Moscow time.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," since midnight on January 9, traffic on the Transcaucasian Highway has been closed to all vehicles in both directions due to adverse weather conditions.

Traffic on the Trans-Caucasian Highway was suspended due to heavy snowfall, and avalanches also hit the road this morning, blocking access near the village of Dzomag. Specialists began clearing the road this morning, and as of 4:30 p.m. Moscow time, the road was reopened to passenger traffic in both directions, the North Ossetian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

At a meeting of the Emergency Situations Commission, South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev ordered the mobilization of all forces and resources to eliminate the consequences of the inclement weather in the Roki Tunnel area and to reopen the road as soon as possible.

“Road maintenance services are beginning emergency repair work simultaneously on the southern and northern sides of the tunnel. The urgency of the work is due, among other things, to the need to ensure the departure of a large number of students to their places of study,” according to a statement on the department’s official Telegram channel.

Heavy vehicles remain prohibited from using the highway until further notice.