CONSTRUCTION OF E-60 HIGHWAY SAMTREDIAGRIGOLETI

- SECTION Km 0 - Km11,5

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTI

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Promotion of trade with the neighboring countries and development of tourism infrastructures have major importance for the economic development of the country, for which an improved road network is a crucial factor.

The Georgian Government has given the highest priority to improvements of the East - West highway (between Caspian Sea and Black Sea) and North - South (between Russia and Turkey).

The Government has obtained funding for the sections immediately West of Tbilisi with the construction of a four-lane highway currently underway.

In 2009, the Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Assessment of the Preferred Recommended Alignment for Upgrading the S-12 Highway between Samtredia – Grigoleti was presented to the Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. This road section will give continuity to Zestaponi-Kutaisi-Samtredia Road Section of E60 – Highway.

Samtredia-Grigoleti road section starts from New Kutaisi Bypass-Samtredia road section being under construction, from the Ochopa bridge at PK 0+00. Project alignment within km 1+500-km 1+800 crosses Samtredia-Lanchkhuti-Grigoleti road, the river Logoba and Samtredia-Batumi railway and railway to “Wissol” production base with grade-separated intersection. Road alignment goes along the right side of the river Rioni up to km 9+000, it crosses the river Tskhenistskali at km 5+400. The road crosses the river Rioni and Khevistskali from km 9+000 to km 9+800 and passes to the left side of the river Rioni.  Project section ends at km 11+500.

Length of project section is 11.5 km.    

Project road is totally aligned in the regions Imereti and Samegrelo, in particular the initial section is located in Imereti, whilst the next section is located in Abasha.

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