A ceremony to open to traffic the Tbilisi – Sagarejo Highway was organised last week under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Georgia, Mr. Irakli Kobakhidze, and the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure, Mr. Irakli Karseladze, and counting also on the attendance of other high officials of the Georgian government, including the management team of the Roads Department, as well as representatives of International Financing Institutions and diplomat missions present in the country.
It was in 2022 when IRD Engineering signed a contract funded by the national budget and aimed at carrying out all the duties of “The Engineer” according to FIDIC Conditions of Contract (Red Book) during the implementation of this new 35-kilometer highway, part of the 4-laned Kakheti Highway’s 85-kilometer section.
The new cement-concrete pavement road section, which includes 4 interchanges and 41 bridges, is located in the Kakheti region, one of the main historical, economic and cultural areas in Georgia, being part of the main transport corridor to the north-western region of Azerbaijan.
“Today we are inaugurating this 35-kilometer long 4-laned highway, from Tbilisi to Sagarejo, a very important step for the implementation of the overall project related to the construction of the 85-kilometer Kakheti Highway. The new road bypasses four densely populated towns, reducing traffic in these settlements, ensuring the highest road safety standards, cutting travel time in half, and tripling the overall traffic capacity. After the completion of all Kakheti Highway sections, it will take only 80 minutes to travel from Tbilisi to Telavi”, Mr. Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia, said.
The Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure, Mr. Karseladze, also declared during the event: “The first and most challenging section of the highway has now been completed. The new road will be of great importance both for the population of the region and for the development of the international transport corridors in our country”. He also highlighted all ongoing road infrastructure developments in Kakheti, revealing that approximately 600 km of roads have been rehabilitated in the last three years, and around 1,600 km constructed or rehabilitated since 2012.
IRD Engineering is present in Georgia for more than a decade. The company operates through a branch office registered in Tbilisi, counting on a permanent team of Engineers, Project Managers and other qualified specialists.
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