Georgia builds $800m new section of East-West highway

Georgia is continuing to upgrade and modernise its main transport arteries in a bid to ensure roads meet international standards.

Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced today that a 42 km long, four-lane new section of road will be built on the Rikoti Pass – a mountain pass which divides Georgia into its western and eastern parts.

This will be the Khevi-Ubisa-Shorapani-Argveti section of the road that will include about 90 bridges and 40 tunnels.

This road will link east to west and also will have a transit function for neighbouring countries. This is a very important part of our Spatial Arrangement Plan and I am glad to see the fast pace of the development process”, said Kvirikashvili at today’s Government meeting.

The total cost of the project is $800 million. 

The Asian Development Bank will help Georgia upgrade the country's main transport route. So far the Bank has already provided the technical assistance for the Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. Detailed information about this technical assistance is available here.