Construction works at 15.5km long Akhmeta-Telavi-Bakurtsikhe section (Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani) are actively progressing. Replacement of communications, carriageway marking and earthworks are currently underway. The works are scheduled to be completed in the spring.
Gurjaani-Bakurtsikhe bypass road will connect Akhmeta-Telavi-Bakurtsikhe secondary road to Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi secondary road. Vehicles moving in the direction of Gurjaani-Bakurtsikhe will no longer have to pass through the city of Gurjaani and the villages of Gurjaani municipality: Bakurtsikhe, Kolagi, Dzirkoki, Chandari, Vejini and Chumlaki.
The project, worth GEL 38 000 000 is financed by the World Bank and is implemented within the third project (SLRPIII) of international and secondary roads.
Completion of the project will improve the safety standards of 15.5km long Gurjaani bypass section of Akhmeta-Telavi-Bakurtsikhe road. Travel time and related costs will be significantly reduced.