First East-West Highway Improvement

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The First East-West Highway Improvement Project for Georgia aims to contribute to the gradual reduction of road transport costs and improve access, ease of transit, and safety along the central part of Georgia's East-West corridor. The project consists of the following components: 1: This component comprises: (i) civil works for the upgrade from 2 to 4 lanes of a 13-km section of the E60 highway from Agaiani to Igoeti including the rehabilitation of the existing 2 lanes where necessary; and (ii) consultant services for the supervision of the works for this section. 2: This component comprises specialized consultancy studies, technical assistance, training, services, and equipment as needed to support the government, the Road Department of the Ministry of Economic Development, and local road construction industry to strengthen their capacities. 3: This component will fund consultant services for Transport Reform and Rehabilitation Center, project audits and will finance incremental operational costs to support implementation of the project.