2022-04-16
The Municipal Development Fund of the Georgian Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure is implementing infrastructural projects in 63 municipalities across Georgia, under the Renewed Regions program initiated by the Prime Minister. The renovation of the territory adjacent to Bidzina Cholokashvili Street, and the urban upgrading of the bridge over the Orvila River, is underway, seeking to rehabilitate a total of 8 buildings and 3 parks, with a cumulative value of 5,000,000 GEL.
Today, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, together with Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Irakli Karseladze, familiarized himself with the work underway in Akhmeta's center. The Prime Minister visited Fallen Soldiers' Garden Square and the Memorial of the Heroes Fallen for Georgia's Unity, in Akhmeta. The construction and rehabilitation value of these projects is 551,000 GEL.
Minister Karseladze briefed the Prime Minister on these projects underway in Akhmeta under the Renewed Regions program, including the rehabilitation of a 30-kilometer section of Tianeti-Akhmeta Highway. The value of this project, implemented with support from the World Bank, is over 12 million GEL. After the road's completion, it will take 30 minutes, instead of previous 80 minutes, to travel from Tianeti to Akhmeta. Notably, rehabilitation is also underway on a 11.7-kolometer section of the Zemo Khodasheni-Alaverdi-Kvemo Alvani Highway in Akhmeta Municipality. The rehabilitated road will connect Akhmeta-Telavi-Bakurtsikhe and Tianeti-Akhmeta-Kvareli-Ninigora Highways. The value of this project, financed from the state budget, is almost 12 million GEL.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by Akhmeta Mayor Alexi Pitskhelauri, Head of the Government Administration's Regional Liaison Department Leri Barnabishvili, and Members of Parliament.
Press Service of the Government Administration