ArmInfo. The Upper Lars checkpoint is still closed for cargo transport.
The press office of the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations has told ArmInfo, citing the emergency situations department of the Georgian Interior Ministry that as of Dec 6, 9:30 pm local time, Upper Lars is open for passenger cars and buses with snow chains.
The source also reports that as of Dec 7, 8:30 am local time, the roads in Armenia are mainly passable. "Vardenyants Pass, as well as the Sotk-Karvachar, Goris-Sisian and Saravan-Zanger road sections are heavy going," the Ministry says.