"Rikoti century project is actively underway. We visited all sections. Khevi-Ubi and Ubisa-Shorapni sections have been exceptionally advanced, where by the end of the year we will have 87% and 83% of the planned progress, and accordingly, we plan to complete the construction of approximately 11km to 15km of road. Large-scale projects are always accompanied by various challenges. It will be geological, in the form of landslides, meteorological, supply of raw materials or others. For example, we faced some problems with the supply of metal due to the current events in Ukraine. Although we managed to reorganize, we still have a delay in the metal material, which of course affects the progress of the works. However, quality is our priority and therefore we depend significantly on the climatic conditions to ensure a high quality coating arrangement. Therefore, whether we will complete the 11 km and 15 km sections of the road by the end of the year depends on this. Overall, the progress of the ongoing works on Rikoti gives the opportunity to boldly say that next year the Rikoti project will be completed and it will be of great importance, both from an international and regional point of view, as well as for the development of our country" - the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia Irakli Karseladze told. He said after inspecting the ongoing works on Rikoti all sections.

In total, the construction of a four-lane expressway with a length of 52 km, which includes 97 bridges and 51 tunnels, is planned. At this stage, construction works are being carried out simultaneously on all tunnels.

Out of 51 tunnels, 37 tunnels have already been cut, of which 3 completed tunnels are already used by vehicles.

Out of 97 bridges, work is going on in parallel on 91 bridges, of which 52 have already been built, 6 completed bridges are already being used by road transport.

The construction of the Ricoti pass section is divided into 4 sections (Chumateleti-Khevi section; Khevi-Ubisa section; Ubisa-Shorapani section; Shorapani-Argweta section).