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Roads Department of Georgia Roads Department of Georgia Estimated period for implementation of construction works N Project name Estimated length (km) Donor Note Commencement Completion Ongoing construction Remaining Works for the Construction of Samtredia-Grigoleti Road 1 11.50 2018 2021 EIB ongoing Section of E-60 Highway Km 00+000 – Km 11+500 (Lot I) Construction of Samtredia-Grigoleti Road Section Km 42+000 – Km 2 9.57 2015 2021 EIB ongoing 51+570 (Lot IV) Construction of Grigoleti-Kobuleti Bypass Road Section km 0+000 to km 3 14.00 2019 2022 EIB ongoing 14+000 of E70 Highway 4 Construction of Batumi Bypass Road, Section km -1+000 – km13+325 12.33 2018 2021 ADB/AIIB ongoing Construction works for the E-60 Highway Section from Zemo Osiauri to 5 6.36 2021 2023 WB ongoing Chumateleti Lot2 (Km 7+700-Km14+060) Rehabilitation of Dzirula – Kharagauli – Moliti – Pona – Chumateleti 6 Secondary Road (50 km), Dzirula – Moliti Road Section from km 0+000 to 25.00 2018 2021 ADB ongoing km 24+620 (lot I) Rehabilitation of Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary 7 Road, Moliti – Chumateleti Road Section from km 24+620 to km 25.00 2019 2021 ADB ongoing 50+244(Lot 2) 8 Construction of Chumateleti-Khevi Section (F1) of E-60 Highway 11.60 2019 2022 WB/EIB ongoing 9 Construction of Khevi-Ubisa Road Section (F2) of E-60 Highway 12,2 2019 2022 ADB ongoing Estimated period for implementation of construction works N Project name Estimated length (km) Donor Note Commencement Completion 10 Construction of Ubisa-Shorapani Road Section (F3) of E-60 Highway 13.00 2019 2022 EIB ongoing 11 Construction of Shorapani-Argveta Section (F4) of E-60 Highway 14,7 2019 2023 ADB ongoing Upgrading of Kutaisi Bypass-Samtredia road into 4-lane highway, km 12 6.00 2019 2021 GOG ongoing 00+000-km6+000 (Lot 1) Upgrading of Kutaisi Bypass-Samtredia road into 4-lane highway, 13 7.40 2019 2021 GOG ongoing km6+000-km13+400 (Lot 2) Upgrading of Kutaisi bypass-Samtredia road into 4-lane highway, km 14 11.35 2019 2021 GOG ongoing 30+000 - km41+354 (Lot 4) 15 Construction of Kvesheti-Kobi Road (tunnel section) 10.00 2020 2024 ADB ongoing 16 Construction of Kvesheti-Kobi Road (road section) 12.70 2020 2023 ADB/EBRD ongoing Rehabilitation-reconstruction of Batumi(Angisa)-Akhaltsikhe (შ- 17 1)secondary road, Khulo-Goderdzi Pass Section (Lot 1 – from km5+195 to 24.54 2021 2023 KFAED ongoing km 29+732) Rehabilitation-reconstruction of Batumi(Angisa)-Akhaltsikhe (შ- 18 1)secondary road, Goderdzi Pass –Zarzma Section (Lot 2 – from km0+000 42.00 2020 2022 KFAED ongoing to km 17+380) Estimated period for implementation of construction works N Project name Estimated length (km) Donor Note Commencement Completion Akhmeta-Telavi-Bakurtsikhe (construction of Gurjaani-Bakurtsikhe 19 15.50 2017 2021 WB ongoing bypass road) Design and Build of Khidistavi-Ateni-Boshuri Road Section Rehabilitation 20 from km12,4 to km22,5 under Output-and Performance-Based 10.10 2017 2021 WB ongoing Contracting (OPBC) Methodology Design and Build of Tianeti-Akhmeta-Ninigori Road Section 21 Rehabilitation from km1 to km30 under Output and Performance Based 30.00 2017 2021 WB ongoing Contracting (OPBC) Methodology Rehabilitation Works for Zhinvali – Barisakho - Shatili Road Section from 22 9.52 2020 2021 WB ongoing km 16 – km 25.5 (Project Chainage 0+000 – 9+516) Rehabilitation Works for Zhinvali – Barisakho - Shatili Road Section from 23 7.24 2020 2021 WB ongoing km25.5-km32 (project chainage 9+516 – 16+756) Completed construction Construction of Samtredia-Grigoleti Road Section km 11+500-to km 1 18.50 2016 2020 EIB Completed 30+000 (lot II) Construction works for the E-60 Highway Section from Zemo Osiauri to 2 5.80 2017 2020 EIB Completed Chumateleti Lot1 (Km 0+000-Km5+800) Construction works for the E-60 Highway Section from Zemo Osiauri to 3 1.90 2019 2020 WB Completed Chumateleti Lot2A (Km5+800 km7+700) Upgrading of Kutaisi Bypass-Samtredia road into 4-lane highway, 4 17.50 2019 2020 GOG Completed km13+400 - km30+000 (Lot 2) Estimated period for implementation of construction works N Project name Estimated length (km) Donor Note Commencement Completion Mountain roads 1 Sno-Juta-Roshka-Shatili-Omalo-Khadori Gorge-Batsara 134.7 2018 2022 GOG Rehabilitation works are underway 2 Baghdati-Abastumani 77.00 2018 2022 GOG Rehabilitation works are underway 3 Zemo Imereti-Racha 51.00 2018 2021 GOG Rehabilitation works are underway Planned construction 1 Natakhtari-Zhinvali 27.00 2 Batumi (Chorokhi)-Sarpi 11.30 3 Rustavi-Red Bridge 31.90 4 Algeti-Sadakhlo 29.30 5 Tbilisi-Sagarejo 35.00 6 Sagarejo-Bakurtsikhe 50.00 7 Gurjaani(Chumlaki)-Telavi Bypass 36.70 8 Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori 16.70 9 Bridge over Rioni river near Poti 2.50 Construction of Samtredia-Grigoleti Road Section Km 30+000 – Km 10 12 42+000 (Lot III).
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