Khashuri Bypass Road to Open in the Second Half of August

The construction of the Khashuri bypass road, which is part of the East-West Expressway (E60) as part of the Upper Osiauri-Chumateteli project, is nearing completion.

In the second half of August, Khashuri will have a four-lane cement-concrete main bypass road. The construction of the Khashuri bypass road was to be completed by July 31, according to the contract, however, due to the circumstances created by the Coronavirus pandemic, the contractor was scheduled to complete the deadline in October this year.

Considering the importance of the Khashuri bypass road for the comfortable and safe movement of vehicles from east to west, at the end of August, a 4-lane road will be opened at 11.5 km from the 13 km section of this road, while the remaining 1.5 km will be temporarily 2-lane. The construction of 2 additional lanes on the remaining 1.5 km of road will be completed in October and all 13 km of Khashuri bypass road will have 4 lanes.

The Khashuri bypass road starts at the last section of Agara-Zemo Osiauri and joins the existing road at the new junction in Surami. A 420-meter bridge was built on the section, which is distinguished by the highest piers in Georgia. Khashuri bypass road is part of Zemo Osiauri-Chumateleti road and after the completion of both sections, the road will reach Rikoti pass tunnel. In this way we bypass Khashuri, Suram and Chumateleti.