Roads and weather update
18:00, 29 December 2018
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian ministry of transportation reports clear ice on some parts of the Goris and Sisian regional roads as of 17:00.
The Ministry of Transportation, Communication and Information Technologies said the Vardenyats Pass is closed due to a snowstorm and low visibility.
Road supervision agencies are carrying out snow removal and clearing works.
Located on an elevation of 2410 meters in Armenia’s Gegharkunik Province, the Vardenyats Pass is a mountain pass in the eastern section of the Vardenis mountain range, where the Martuni-Yeghegnadzor highway passes through. The 14th century Selim Caravanserai is located here.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan