By Mariam Lomidze, Culture & Events Reporter · 09/11/2026
The GTour desk’s weekly note for editors and travellers: what changed on Georgia’s roads in the past seven days, the events of the next fourteen, and the lari. Compiled Monday 9 November 2026, 09:30 Tbilisi time from the GTour open data; free to cite as “GTour desk, gtour.ge”.
Roads: new notices this week
- Traffic Banned on Tsana–Lasdili and Ushguli–Lasdili Sections — closed or restricted (first seen 5 November, still listed)
- ცანა-ლასდილის და უშგული-ლასდილის მონაკვეთებზე მაღალი გამავლობის ავტოტრანსპორტის მოძრაობა აღდგა — reopened (first seen 6 November, still listed)
- Trucks with trailers and semi-trailers banned on Gudauri-Kobi section — closed or restricted (first seen 7 November, still listed)
- Certain types of vehicles banned on Nichbisi-Didgori-Didi Toneti road — closed or restricted (first seen 7 November, still listed)
- Sachkhere (Sareki)-Uzunta-Shkmeri-Zudali road, km20-km38 section: trucks with trailers and semi-trailers prohibited — closed or restricted (first seen 7 November, still listed)
- Trailer and semi-trailer traffic resumed on Gudauri (Post Office)–Kobi section — reopened (first seen 7 November, still listed)
- Movement of trailers and semi-trailers is prohibited on the Gudauri (Post Office)–Kobi section — closed or restricted (first seen 8 November, still listed)
- Vehicle traffic banned on Goderdzi Pass–Beshumi road — closed or restricted (first seen 8 November, still listed)
Live table, refreshed hourly: gtour.ge/road-status · statistics: closure statistics.
Events in the next fourteen days
- 14 Nov–15 Nov: Egrisoba — Samegrelo's festival at Nokalakevi, Nokalakevi fortress, Senaki, Samegrelo
- 14 Nov–15 Nov: Caucasus Cheese Festival — autumn cheese and hot drinks, Tbilisi (Mtatsminda Park or Rose Square)
- 14 Nov–15 Nov: Terjoloba, Terjola, Imereti
- 20 Nov: National Farmers' Day and Agro Expo, ExpoGeorgia, Tbilisi
- 21 Nov–22 Nov: Gandagana — rural tourism festival of Adjara, Europe Square, Batumi
- 21 Nov–22 Nov: Kharagauloba, Kharagauli, Imereti
- 23 Nov: Giorgoba — St George's Day, Nationwide (public holiday)
Full calendar with sources: gtour.ge/events · subscribe: iCalendar feed.
The lari this week
Official National Bank rate on 8 November: 1 EUR = 2.8998 GEL, 1 USD = 2.5949 GEL (a week earlier 2.9116 and 2.5992). Chart and table: lari rate page.
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Source: Roads Department of Georgia. Reported by the GTour desk; updated 9 November 2026, 09:40 (Tbilisi).