Georgia, Armenia building €6m ‘Friendship Bridge’

Georgia and Armenia are one step closer to build a new bridge, named 'Friendship Bridge' that will help the countries to facilitate regional trade and passenger flow.

Located 60 kilometres from Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, the bridge at the Sadakhlo-Bagratashen checkpoint is the main crossing between Georgia and Armenia.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a sovereign loan of up to €6 million to Georgia in order to co-finance works to build the cross-border bridge connecting Georgia with Armenia.

One part of the bridge will be constructed on Georgia’s territory, while the other part on Armenia’s territory. Accordingly, 50 percent of the credit will be paid by Armenia and 50 percent by Georgia.

At this stage, selection procedures for a supervisory company are underway. As the Roads Department of Georgia announced, the construction company has already been revealed.

Georgia and Armenia announced the construction of the 'Friendship Bridge' in November 2016 as a symbol of friendship between the two neighbouring states.

The bridge will pass over Debed River and ease traffic travelling between the two nations.