Company Sinohydro has won international tender announced for conducting reconstruction works of Khulo-Zarzma 42km section of Batumi (Angisa) - Akhaltsikhe secondary road. Contract award procedures are underway at this stage. The road section is divided into two lots and is funded by Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development with GEL 95 million.

The remaining 5km section of Khulo-Zarzma road is funded from the State Budget, on which the works are actively progressing.

Batumi (Angisa) – Akhaltsikhe road consists of 3 sections. In total, the project envisages rehabilitation of 47km road and 7 bridges, pavement of two-lane asphalt-concrete road surface.

The international tender for the rehabilitation-reconstruction of the Khulo-Zarzma road was re-announced after the contract with the contractor Todini was terminated due to default on obligations, and the state received about GEL 10 million as a result of the performance bank guarantees.

Upgraded Khulo-Zarzma road, which is of strategic importance for the region, will connect Samtskhe-Javakheti and Adjara regions with a shortest route. Rehabilitated section will start from borough Khulo and end at Zarzma village of Adigeni, by passing through Goderdzi pass. An upgraded road will reduce travel time from Batumi to Akhaltsikhe by 1.5 hours.

After the project is implemented, the tourist flow will increase, giving the local population new opportunities.