Restrictions on travel along the Georgian Military Highway have been lifted.

All types of vehicles are permitted to travel along the Georgian Military Highway.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the morning of January 12, the ban on passenger cars passing through the Verkhniy Lars checkpoint was lifted, but the Georgian Military Highway remains closed to heavy vehicles. However, on the morning of January 13, all types of transport were again prohibited.

Bus, passenger car, and truck traffic has resumed on a section of the Georgian Military Highway in North Ossetia, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for North Ossetia reported today.

"In connection with the possibility of ensuring the safe passage of vehicles, and taking into account the recommendations of the Georgian Border Police, all types of vehicles are permitted to travel on the section between the city of Vladikavkaz and the settlement of Lars in both directions from 13:00 Moscow time on January 15," the statement reads.

Users of the Telegram chat "Verkhniy" Lars" confirmed that the road is open. "There are already 200 cars at Lars, the battle for space is on," Meh Ti wrote.

"Long queues heading towards Georgia," Khadija asked.

"Not yet, about a kilometer, but it's growing," Viktor replied.

As of 4:00 PM on January 13, the total number of heavy-duty vehicles in North Ossetia is 2,070, with 1,337 registered in the electronic queue. According to the electronic queue operator for transit heavy-duty vehicles, as of 11:00 AM on January 14, The North Ossetia Traffic Management Center reported that 539 parking spaces are occupied in the parking lot on Arkhonskoye Highway, with virtually no free spaces.

Caucasian Knot compiled tips for those traveling along the Georgian Military Highway in its information document "To Georgia by Car: How to Avoid Getting Stuck at the Verkhniy Lars Checkpoint."