Two new tunnels carved on Rikoti Pass
Two new tunnels have been carved on the Khevi-Ubisa section, near the villages of Ubisa and Gantiadi. Photo: Roads Department of Georgia.
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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.
One tunnel is 346.5 meters while the other is 223 meters.
One tunnel is 346.5 meters while the other is 223 meters. Photo: Roads Department of Georgia.
At the same time, 13 km of roads, 27 bridges and 18 tunnels are under construction on the Ubisa-Shorapani section.
In total on Rikoti Pass, construction work is currently underway on 30 tunnels and 39 bridges.
Last month the first tunnel, 180 meters in length, was carved through on the Khevi-Ubisa section, near the village of Khevi.
The workers clapping after carving the first tunne. Photo: Roads Department of Georgia.
A total of 51.6 km of roads are planned to be built on Rikoti Pass, which will include 96 bridges and 53 tunnels. The construction of the Rikoti Pass section is divided into four phases.
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 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.
Georgian Finance Minister and vice-president of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed a $343 million agreement today to help Georgia develop its major transport artery, the East-West Highway.
Georgia is continuing to upgrade and modernise its main transport arteries in a bid to ensure roads meet international standards.
Georgia is currently building 140 kilometers of new large highways, of which a total of 70 km roads will be opened by the end of 2020, says Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia.
Forty-seven streets in western Georgian town of Zugdidi will be repaired, for which 52 million GEL (about $16.86/€14.29) will be spent, announces the Roads Department of Georgia.
Infrastructure Minister Maia Tskitishvili has presented the annual 2020 for 2020 and discussed the activities the Georgian Ministry of Infrastructure carried out this year.
Georgian Infrastructure Minister Maia Tskitishvili has presented new projects today that will be implemented in Georgia this year. The new projects are mainly related to the renovation of schools and roads in Georgia.
The first 2.5 km two-lane section of the Rikoti Highway, a mountain pass which divides Georgia into its eastern and western parts, will open this fall, announces Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze. He said that 70-80% of the Rikoti Pass project is in the active construction phase.