Construction of bridges and tunnels at Rikoti pass road intensively continues. For the time being, construction works are progressing at 11.7 km long Chumateleti-Khevi section, 12,2 km long Khevi-Ubisa section and 13 km long Ubisa-Shorapani section of Rikoti pass road. The works at Shorapani-Argveta section will start in the near-term future.

At this stage, construction works are underway on a total of 53 bridges and 39 tunnels. Of these, 5 tunnels have already been excavated and 3 more tunnels are planned to be excavated by the end of the year. It is noteworthy that the works have also started on the parallel tunnel of the existing Rikoti pass tunnel, which is located on the first, Chumateleti-Khevi section.

In total, construction of about 51.6 km road is planned under construction of Rikoti pass road, which includes 96 bridges and 53 tunnels. Completion of the main sections of Rikoti pass road is scheduled by 2022 and its introduction into operation – by 2023.

The construction of the Rikoti Pass section is a project of the century, developed on the most difficult geographical route and with the most difficult engineering structures. At the moment, the speed limit on Rikoti is 60 km / h, and after the completion of construction, the speed will double. The Rikoti section will be a kind of turning point in the construction of the highway, since the mentioned project will connect the already constructed highway sections in western and eastern Georgia.

Modernization of Rikoti pass section is essential in terms of development of road network and compliance with modern standards. New road considers all modern safety standards, while its parameters ensure doubling the speed in full compliance with safety, thus eventually result in halving the travel time by completion of East-West corridor.