| 2009-17 – Georgia, Kobuleti Bypass Road (Road Corridor Investment Program Projects 1 and 3, Loan 2560-GEO) |
| Road project. The Kobuleti Bypass section is part of the so-called Adjara Bypass Project along the E-70 Poti -Batumi - Sarpi road located the western Black Sea coast of Georgia. The project road also forms part of the main road corridor East-West Highway between Azerbaijan and Georgia. Its connection with the Black Sea ports of Batumi and Poti and the tourist beaches in Kobuleti makes this road an important trade and tourism road for Georgia.
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| Technical description |
| Projects main components are constructing Kobuleti Bypass (a new 28 km two-lane bypass road skirting Kobuleti) and expanding to four lanes a 6 km section of an existing two-lane road between Kobuleti and Batumi, along the Black Sea coast toward the Turkish border. Source: Environmental Monitoring Report January to June 2015 |
| Applicant/promoter/sponsor |
| The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure |
| Investment amount |
| $256.7 million approved in two tranches. |
| Implementation schedule |
| 2009-2017 Construction time: 7 years |
| Status |
| Completed |
| Expected impacts on transport, environment, social, other |
| Increase in subregional trade and tourism revenue |
| References |
More: | EaP Homepage Agreements Country fiches e-Library of documents Projects |
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