YEREVAN. – The Upper Lars checkpoint—at the Georgia-Russia border—on Monday will be open from 5:30am to 8pm.

Press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia informed the aforesaid citing the information received from the Emergency Situations Department of Georgia.

But oncoming traffic from both sides at the same time is prohibited, and the travel shall be carried out without any stops. In the event of intense precipitation, however, the movement of vehicles will be prohibited.

Due to heavy rains on June 23, a section of the Lars motorway had collapsed. As a result, the aforementioned checkpoint was closed until July 6, whereupon it is now opened in the daytime, whereas closed in the evening.