Kutaisi bypass road to be modernized as 4-line highway
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The Kutaisi bypass road will be modernized as a 4-line highway, as work on the road has already begun.
Two new lines will be added to the present two-line road and traffic will become one-sided at the Kutaisi-Samtredia bypass road.
Minister of Infrastructure Maia Tskitishvili visited the scene to see how the work is carried out. Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure.
Infrastructure Minister Maia Tskitishvili said the project will significantly improve traffic security.
The total cost of the project is more than 200,000,000 GEL (about $72.8 million / €65.2 million) and financed by the state budget.
The construction process will be completed in the end of 2020.
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