BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 22
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Georgia continues modernization of Rikoti pass, Trend reports citing the Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia.
As part of the project, two new tunnels have been carved on the Khevi-Ubisa section, near the villages of Ubisa and Gantiadi.
One tunnel is 346.5 meters while the other is 223 meters.
At the same time, 13 km of roads, 27 bridges and 18 tunnels are under construction on the Ubisa-Shorapani section. The construction work is currently underway on 30 tunnels and 39 bridges on Rikoti Pass.
In May 2020, the first tunnel, 180 meters in length, was carved through on the Khevi-Ubisa section, near the village of Khevi.
A total of 51.6 km of roads are planned to be built on Rikoti Pass, which will include 96 bridges and 53 tunnels. The construction of the Rikoti Pass section is divided into four phases.
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