Tbilisi gov’t plans to relieve capital’s traffic woes

Local authorities are planning to take action to fix the major traffic problems facing drivers in the capital city.

Roads throughout Tbilisi often are congested in peak hour, causing traffic jams and long delays for motorists. In bad weather the problem is particularly exacerbated and sometimes drivers can be stuck for hours.

Tbilisi Mayor David Narmania has addressed this problem and announced there were plans to carry out numerous and various works to resolve this problem.

One way to relieve the city’s traffic woes was by conducting road expansion work. He also said it was vital to restore two-way traffic on Pushkini St, which connected Baratashvili St to Freedom Square.

"In order for the roads to work properly [and traffic move freely], before winter all the main roads of the city must undergo improvement works,” Narmania said.

"Traffic jams are a very serious problem for the city. We plan to do a study of the traffic flow. In addition, we will implement a number of infrastructure projects, which includes extension of the main roads.”