Road project. The East-West Highway is the main corridor for transit through Georgia and is located on Transport Corridor Europe, Caucasus, Asia (TRACECA).
Demand estimation from IDEA II-EaP transport model year 2030
Freight: 20.000 tonnes/day
Passengers: 9.500 cars/day
Technical description
Road section Chumateleti to Argveta. This is a complex project along a difficult terrain from a geological and geotechnical point of view. Project is a subsection of E60 Highway. Length 53 km (including 40 tunnels (22300 m) and 85 bridges (8000 m)). Neighboring sections Argveta - Kutaisi (four lanes) is currently being upgraded and section Zemo-Osiauri - Chumateleti (four lanes) is under bidding.
Applicant/promoter/sponsor
Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia (RDMRDI)
Investment amount
The estimated project cost is 820 mln USD.
Implementation schedule
Project consist of four sub sections: F1, F2, F3, F4
Blog » 2013-20 - East-West Highway (E60 Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze): Section Chumateleti - Argveta
2013-20 - East-West Highway (E60 Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze): Section Chumateleti - Argveta
F1 - 11.148 km
F2 - 15.435 kmF3 - 10.527 km
F4 - 15.797 kmThe implementation is planned for 2017-2020.
Detailed design will start in 2016.
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