Gov’t to purchase 154 buses for passengers beyond Tbilisi in $20 mln spending - PM
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday announced his Government would purchase 154 new buses to serve passengers in cities and towns beyond Tbilisi. Photo: PM's press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday announced his Government would purchase 154 new buses to serve passengers in cities and towns beyond capital Tbilisi, spending ₾53 million ($20.31mln) for the purpose.
The Government Administration cited Garibashvili as saying the Euro 5-standard fleet was part of a move to update public transportation not just in Tbilisi but other parts of the country.
He also noted infrastructural updates aimed to come as part of the move.
Today, bus stations in the capital, cities or regions cannot withstand any criticism. This requires introduction of special standards [...] It is necessary that the transportation [...] [and] travel be comfortable and safe”, the PM said.
Last week Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili announced modern bus stations would be built across Georgia as part of the reform aiming to provide passengers with a better experience by May 2025.
Modern bus stations will be built across Georgia as part of an infrastructural reform that aims to provide passengers with a better experience by May 2025, Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili said on Monday.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has allocated a sovereign loan of €50.6 million, including an investment grant of about €5 million, from its Green Climate Fund to finance the renovation of up to 12 metro stations in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, the Bank announced on Tuesday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said his Government would “very soon” address the Parliament with a legislative initiative to regulate bus station infrastructure across the country and make passenger transportation “comfortable and safe”.
The Gotsiridze station of Tbilisi Metro opens and resumes operation starting Saturday, after the completion of rehabilitation and renovation works, the Tbilisi City Hall announced on Friday.
Cities and towns in 38 municipalities across Georgia have seen their public transport fleets bolstered with 51 new buses, with regions of Kvemo Kartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti in the central-eastern part of the country and Samtskhe-Javakheti in the south receiving the vehicles.