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27.08.13

KAKHETI REGIONAL ROADS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTT

Rehabilitation of Sasadilo-Sioni Road

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Draft Final Report

Road improvements are one of the most successful means of encouraging economic growth and trade in Georgia. At present one of the top national priorities is to establish smooth transport connection between various regions of the country so that the roads network operates throughout the year without traffic delays.

The Government of Georgia (GoG) requested the World Bank to support upgrade and modernization of a number of highways and roads in the country. One of the ongoing World Bank supported operations is the Kakhreti Regional Roads Improvement (KRRI) project, commenced in 2009. KRRI Project finances rehabilitation 56 km road linking Vaziani, Gombori, and Telavi (VGT). The cost of rehabilitation is below the estimate, therefore there are substantial cost savings. GoG proposed to use the Project savings to rehabilitate additional road section which connects village Sasadilo - located about mid-point of the VGT road - with the village Sioni. The section of road proposed for rehabilitation commences at the village of Sasadilo in a junction at km 27 of the VGT road. It passes the villages of Kochbaani, Bochorma, and Kudro, ending at the village of Orkhevi at km 17.3, where the road splits into the branch remaining to Sioni (3.7km in length) and the branch leading to the village of Khevsurtsopeli.

 An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was carried out for the rehabilitation of VGT road as part of the KRRI Project preparation and Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) were developmented in accordance with the EIA report for the two sections of VGT road: km 0-27 and km 27-56.  Most part of the VGT Road rehabilitation is now completed in compliance with these EMPs. Present EIA report is supplemental to the EIA report produced for VGT road in 2009 and carries and EMP specific for the Sasadilo-Sioni section.

 

   
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