12 Tbilisi metro stations to be renovated between 2023-2029, says Mayor
Mayor Kakha Kaladze said €50.6 million had already been allocated for the project in the form of a loan, with €5 million coming in the form of a grant. Photo: Tbilisi City Hall
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Twelve stations of the metro system in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi will be renovated between 2023-2029 with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Mayor Kakha Kaladze said at today’s Government meeting.
Kaladze said €50.6 million had already been allocated for the project in the form of a loan, with €5 million coming in the form of a grant.
The works will include replacement of escalators, upgrade of their motors for efficiency, and replacement of control panels and devices.
Updates to fire protection, safety and ventilation systems, drainage pumping stations and passenger information systems will also be involved in the effort.
Kaladze said the works would “significantly improve” operations of the network.
The delayed renovation of the Varketili station of Tbilisi Metro will launch this month, with works scheduled for the next year and a half, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze revealed on Wednesday.
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.
Ten metro stations of the Tbilisi metro system will be renovated with the financial support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will provide a €75 million sovereign loan to modernise Tbilisi’s metro network in Georgian capital city. The EBRD will allocate €65 million while the GCF will provide €10 million, which will be spent on the acquisition of 40 modern metro cars as well as the modernisation of a depot and a tunnel.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said €475 million would be allocated from the state budget for refreshing the fleet of consists for Tbilisi Metro in the Georgian capital city.