Georgia’s PM Presents Plan to Radically Overhaul the Country’s Infrastructure

TBILISI- Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili on Friday presented an action plan aimed at modernizing the country’s notoriously poor infrastructure.

Dubbed the Spatial Arrangement Plan, Kvirikashvili’s initiative is a four-point plan designed to help significantly upgrade public transportation, construction, tourism, manufacturing and energy links throughout the country.

“This implies a significant transformation of Georgia over the next four years. As a result, the country will become a modern European state, with stable infrastructure, services and power supplies," said Kvirikashvili.

According to the plan, the government will build or reconstruct 1,000 kilometers of surface roads and 550 kilometers of highway. Over 800 kilometers of the country’s worse roads will be rehabilitated, while 300 bridges and 50 tunnels will also be built or retrofitted.

The estimated cost of the total project exceeds $3.5 billion USD. The plan also includes building new airports and modernizing public transportation.

By Natia Liparteliani

Edited by Nicholas Waller