Construction Of Road From Georgia's Kakheti To Border With Azerbaijan Kicks Off
Date
9/10/2022 6:07:34 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Sabina Mammadli
The construction of a 17-km-long road from the Georgian region
of Kakheti to the border with Azerbaijan has begun, the Department
of Highways of the Georgian Ministry of Regional Development and
Infrastructure said in a statement.
Under the project, a two-lane asphalt road and six bridges will
be built.
The project to the tune of $30.5 million is being implemented
with a loan from the Asian Development bank (ADB).
The site is part of one of the main roads of Kakheti
(Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi), which passes through a densely
populated area of the region and is characterized by a high
intensity of transit traffic. The new section involves a detour of
settlements, which will reduce travel time.
This route will connect the Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi
international road from the side of the Alazani Valley with the
internal roads of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan and Georgia are collaborating in a variety of
economic sectors. The two countries signed a number of cooperation
agreements in 2021 as part of a meeting of the joint
intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation.
Simultaneously, as part of the trilateral business forum held in
Baku in December 2021, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey signed five
memorandums and agreements on cooperation.
In 2021, the two countries' trade turnover totaled $763.6
million, with exports accounting for $661 million and imports
accounting for $102.6 million.
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