As of November 5, 1,008 heavy-duty trucks are waiting at the Russian-Georgian border in North Ossetia to cross into Georgia. According to the head of the republic, Sergey Menyailo, 600 of these vehicles are registered in the electronic queue, while another 408 are located in parking areas.

Menyailo stated that both the Georgian Military Highway and the Transcaucasian Highway are open to traffic, though he did not explain the reason for the buildup of freight vehicles.

Georgian media outlets had already noted a sharp increase in the number of trucks waiting to cross the border as early as late October. On October 30, citing the Russian electronic registration system, *Business Press News* reported that 803 vehicles were listed in the queue by midday—up from approximately 340 a week earlier.

In October, traffic for trucks with trailers and semi-trailers on the Georgian section of the Mtskheta–Stepantsminda–Lars road was temporarily restricted due to urgent repairs on a bridge spanning the Mugudo Gorge. However, on October 18, the Roads Department of Georgia announced that passage had been restored.

Furthermore, a significant queue formed at Upper Lars in early February 2024 following traffic restrictions imposed due to adverse weather conditions and the risk of avalanches. On the night of February 1, the movement of heavy-duty trucks along the Georgian Military Highway was prohibited—following recommendations from the Georgian Border Police—and by the evening of February 2, the restrictions were extended to all types of vehicles. By February 4, more than 1,400 trucks had accumulated in North Ossetia. Traffic was only gradually restored by February 7, with the specific restrictions for various categories of vehicles shifting repeatedly over the course of several days. Upper Lars is the only road route connecting Russia with Georgia and Armenia. This checkpoint also handles transit freight shipments bound for Armenia, a country that shares no land border with Russia.