Traffic movement to be restricted in Tbilisi due to Independence Day festivities
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Traffic movement in Tbilisi will be restricted due to preparations being made for Georgian Independence Day on May 26.
The Interior Ministry reports that traffic movement will be banned at Liberty Square starting at 23:00 today.
Traffic movement will be banned on all streets connecting to Liberty Square – Shalva Dadiani, Kote Apkhazi and Giorgi Leonidze streets.
Police officers will issue instructions and regulate the traffic flow. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
Traffic will also be restricted at the following areas: Rose Revolution Square, Rustaveli Avenue and all connecting streets, as well as the ramp heading to Baratashvili Street from the right bank of the Mtkvari River. Drivers will be directed towards Gorgasali Street instead.
Vehicles heading from Baratashvili descent will move only on the ramp to the House of Justice.
Drivers heading to Mtatsminda will be directed to Melikishvili Street via Petriashvili Street and onto Chonkadze Street.
Patrol Police officers will regulate the traffic flow and issue instructions on alternative routes.
Regular traffic flow will resume from May 27.
The Kutaisi bypass road will be modernized as a 4-line highway, as work on the road has already begun.
The Georgian anthem will be heard in all towns of Georgia, in public transport and squares at 17:10 on May 26, on the Day of Independence of Georgia. 17:10 is the time when the head of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia Noe Zhordania signed the document proclaiming the country’s independence.
Flowers grown in the 16th prison of Rustavi in eastern Georgia by convicts will be sold during a flower festival on the Independence Day of Georgia on May 26.
Georgia is preparing to celebrate Independence Day on May 26 with a wide range of cultural, educational and entertainment activities that are planned in capital Tbilisi as well as regional cities.
Vehicle traffic in Tbilisi will be restricted due to preparations being made for marking Georgian Independence Day next week, the Interior Ministry has revealed.
Traffic movement and municipal transport routes will be restricted on downtown Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue between late on Tuesday and Monday next week for planned road repair works, Tbilisi city hall has announced.