Georgia builds $800m new section of East-West highway
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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.
Tourists, travellers and pilgrims will soon be able to get to the Gergeti Trinity Church - one of Georgia’s most visited landmarks - by an upgraded and modernised road.
Hundreds of kilometres of main highways and rural roads throughout Georgia’s famous wine region Kakheti will soon be improved in a bid to establish a more modern road network.
Travel in Georgia will become more comfortable after the country’s National Tourism Administration introduces its plan of opening rest areas along all major thoroughfares across Georgia.
Travelling from Georgia’s capital Tbilisi further east to Kakheti, the country’s wine region, will soon become easier thanks to a new bypass road taking motorists on a scenic journey along a modern, high quality road.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $114 million loan to help improve regional connectivity and road transport efficiency in Georgia, the ADB announced today.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) is stepping up its financial commitments and providing more money to finance reforms in Georgia over the next three years.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated €108 million to help improve regional connectivity and road transport efficiency in Georgia, while strengthening the country’s bid to become a regional transport and logistics hub.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will allocate $80 million to help improve the conditions of secondary roads in Georgia.
Georgia continues to improve regional connectivity and road transport efficiency by opening a new section of its major transport artery East-West Highway.
Hundreds of people living in a Chiatura village in Georgia’s western Imereti region are welcoming a 36 million GEL project to benefit from the continuous, quality water supply during 24-hour per day.
A large project aimed at the rehabilitation of roads will soon begin in Georgia, announced the country’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili today.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is offering €255 million to help Georgia develop its major transport artery East-West Highway.
The main tunnel connecting the country’s east and west will be closed for the next five days to undergo routine maintenance. Traffic will be restricted for all types of vehicles from 8 a.m on June 3 to 8 a.m. on June 7.
The Roads Department of Georgia has signed an agreement for the reconstruction of the fourth section of the Rikoti Pass – a mountain pass which divides Georgia into its eastern and western parts – with Guizhou Highway Engineering Group and China National Technical Import and Export Corporation, announced the department earlier today.
The modernisation of Rikoti Pass continues to more efficiently connect East and West Georgia. As part of the project two new tunnels have been carved on the Khevi-Ubisa section, near the villages of Ubisa and Gantiadi.