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YEREVAN, JUNE 22, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan has lauded the technical improvements at the Upper Lars checkpoint at the Russian-Georgian border, where 28 new clearance lanes were opened to increase capacity. The Upper Lars checkpoint now has 39 lanes compared to its original 11.

“This is a huge and significant change,” Grigoryan said at the Cabinet meeting.

“The record clearance capacity in 2020-2021 was 300 trucks per day. Today, 1500 vehicles pass [every day], and this is very significant. Moreover, yesterday there were 409 vacant spots at the checkpoint,” Grigoryan said, pointing to the increased capacity.

“It’s also very important that the number of lanes will be increased from nine to fifteen in Georgia by the end of 2024,” he added.