A group of truckers on Tuesday closed off the Goris-Sisian motorway of Armenia, but after some time they reopened it as a result of their talk with Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan.

Sona Harutyunyan, press secretary of the minister, told Armenian News-NEWS.am that these truckers complained about the scales that are placed on Armenia’s motorways, especially the ones that were installed on the Goris-Sisian motorway a few days ago. If the load of the trucks is more than the specified amount, then their drivers are fined.

According to the minister’s press secretary, recent studies have shown that Armenia’s motorways are mostly damaged due to overloaded trucks.

“A very strict requirement was made at the government level to ensure the observance of these norms,” said Harutyunyan.

On May 17, the Urban Development, Technical Standards and Fire Safety Inspectorate had informed that the maximum permissible mass of vehicles, or the load on one axle, as well as the maximum dimensions of large rims have changed in Armenia.