Transkam is open to all types of transport

After the road was cleared, truck traffic resumed on the Transcaucasian Highway, connecting Russia and South Ossetia.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on January 9, traffic on the Transcaucasian Highway was closed to all vehicles due to deteriorating weather. Passenger cars were allowed to travel that same day, and the ban on heavy-duty vehicles was lifted on January 10. A ban on heavy-duty vehicles on the Transcaucasian Highway between Russia and South Ossetia was imposed this afternoon due to deteriorating weather.

The restriction on heavy-duty vehicles on the Transcaucasian Highway has been lifted, the South Ossetian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced today on its Telegram channel.

The information was confirmed by the Vladikavkaz administration. "Due to the clearing of the roadway and the possibility of ensuring the safe passage of vehicles along the Transcaucasian Highway, and in accordance with the recommendation of the Federal State Institution "Kavkaz" Federal Highway Administration, the movement of all types of vehicles is permitted on the Buron - Severny Portal section of the Roki Tunnel in both directions," the mayor's office said in a statement on its Telegram channel.

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