Rehabilitation of Akhaltsikhe-Ninotminda Road to be Completed in October
Rehabilitation of Akhaltsikhe-Ninotminda Road to be Completed in October
02 May, 2019 12:29:49

Rehabilitation of 14.6km (km98-km112) section of Akhaltsikhe-Ninotsminda (border of Armenian Republic) international road is intensively ongoing. Rehabilitating section passes through the villages Gorelovka and Zhdanovi and ends at Georgia-Armenia border. Appropriate functioning of Akhaltsikhe-Ninotsminda road has socio-economic and cultural importance. The mention road serves local residents, drivers moving to Armenia and transit traffic.

Akhaltsikhe-Ninotminda road has not been rehabilitated for 10 years. Existed pavement was severely damaged. At some sections asphalt pavement does not exist anymore and traffic movement is conducted at soil-gravel pavement. Overall, it causes traffic delays.

In order to crack an existed problem the project envisages complete rehabilitation of the damaged road. The width of the existed road will be expanded and three reinforced-concrete bridges and culverts will be rehabilitated. Access roads to private yards and junctions to roads will be arranged. In addition, the roads will be equipped with traffic signs, barriers will be installed and the carriageway will be marked. Project completion will provide safe and comfortable movement from Akhaltsikhe to Armenian border.

Due to severe winter climate, rehabilitation works at the mentioned project were temporarily stopped. After the improvement of meteorological conditions, the works have been renewed and are actively underway. The project is scheduled to be completed in October, 2019.

The project, worth GEL 13, 808, 673 is funded from the state budget. Rehabilitation works started in July 2018. At this stage, roadbed of 2km road is arranged and 2km section is paved with asphalt-concrete. Earth works are currently ongoing at rehabilitating section.

This year, design will be prepared for rehabilitation works of the damaged 5km section (km91-km97) of Akhaltsikhe-Ninotsminda (border of Armenia) international road and activities will start in summer.

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