Road project. The project road is a 50.404-km west to east secondary road, starting from E60 in Dzirula and ending at E60 junction at Chumateleti. Most of the project road is within Imereti Region with a few kilometers within Shida Kartli Region, through a gorge with mountain ranges with on both the northern and southern part.
Technical description
The project focuses on improving the existing section of Dzirula-Chumateleti a 50 km two lane secondary road. The details of the proposed road project are:
Rehabilitate and pave the project road from Dzirula to Chumateleti according to Georgian National Standard for Public Motor Roads (SST Gzebi 2009), Geometrical and Structural Requirements with 40 km/h design speed. The pavement within Kharagauli town may remain as is since this is still in fair to good pavement condition.
Replace or repair of 19 bridges and 149 culverts.
Construction of side drains and other drainage structures.
Provision of retaining walls and river protection measures, where necessary.
Provision of adequate road signing and marking.
Provision of safety barriers.
The design elements for the cross section of the project road are as follows:
Number of lanes: 2
Lane width: 3.00 m
Carriageway width:6.00 m
Width of shoulder: 1.00 m (of which 0.50 m is paved)
Increase of shoulder on embankment: 0.50 m
Total road width: 9.00 m
Applicant/promoter/sponsor
The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure
Investment amount
Tentative estimate of $80.00 million
Implementation schedule
Planned 2017
Status
Feasibility study completed
Expected impacts on transport, environment, social, other
It is envisioned that this road, when improved, will enhance connectivity to a number of towns and villages at the foothills of the mountain ranges and can act as alternate route to parallel segments along E-60.
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2017 - Georgia, Secondary Road Improvement Project
Road project. The project road is a 50.404-km west to east secondary road, starting from E60 in Dzirula and ending at E60 junction at Chumateleti. Most of the project road is within Imereti Region with a few kilometers within Shida Kartli Region, through a gorge with mountain ranges with on both the northern and southern part.
The design elements for the cross section of the project road are as follows:
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