Construction Works are actively ongoing at Rikoti Bypass Road
Construction Works are actively ongoing at Rikoti Bypass Road
21 October, 2020 10:16:20

Construction of bridges and tunnels at Rikoti Pass section is actively progressing. At this stage, construction works are ongoing at 11.7 km long Chumateleti-Khevi section, 12.2 km Khevi-Ubisa and 13 km Ubisa-Shorapani sections. Construction of Shorapani-Argveta section shall commence in the nearest future.

At this stage, construction works are concurrently ongoing on 51 bridges and 39 tunnels, among them 5 tunnels have been already cut through. It should be noted that works have been commenced on the parallel tube of the existing Rikoti tunnel, which is located on Chumateleti-Khevi section.

In sum, construction of about 51.6 km of road is planned on Rikoti Pass, including 96 bridges and 53 tunnels. Completion of the main sections of  Rikoti Pass is planned by 2022, but commissioning of the road by 2023.

Construction of Rikoti Pass section is the project of the century, which goes through the difficult geographical terrain and is implemented by application of the most complex engineering structures. At this stage, allowed traffic speed at Rikoti section is 60km/h, while completion of the construction shall result in speed doubling.  Construction of Rikoti section will be crucial for the highway construction project, as this project shall ensure connection of highway sections, which have been already constructed in the West and East Georgia.

Modernization of Rikoti pass section is essential in terms of the development of the road network and bringing it in line with modern standards. New road considers all modern road safety standards, while its parameters will ensure speed doubling in full compliance with safety norms, thus eventually would halve travel time by the finalization of East-West corridor.

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