Roads Department starts construction of 14 km section of Batumi bypass road within E70 highway. Accepting the bid proposals for construction works has been completed. In the next stage, financial proposals of companies, which fully comply with criteria envisaged by the bidding, will be opened.

The project is jointly financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Within the construction of Batumi bypass road, two-lane asphalt concrete road, 19 bridge crossings, 4 interchanges, 5 tunnels and 57 culverts will be constructed. Period of construction works is 2017-2020.  

Existing road passes through the tourist and residential zone, that poses problems for means of international transit transport, which are moving in the narrow streets. In order to solve this problem, the first section of Kobuleti bypass road has been constructed and the second section is under construction. Mentioned sections will be added by Batumi bypass road, as a result of which traffic in the Adjara resort zone will be fully relieved and transit turnover will be increased.

Batumi new bypass road will pass through: Makhinjauri, Gantiadi, Kapreshumi, Salibauri, Peria, Makhvilauri and Khelvachauri.

This section is a part of spatial development of the country, which is an important direction of 4-point plan, initiative of Prime Minister George Kvirikashvili.

E60-E70 highway is the shortest road connecting the countries of Europe and Asia. Depending on physical location of the highway, it has potential to become a major transportation hub between the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea and Central Asia.