Urban Service criticizes ARSI for illegal purchasing of lands
The Messenger, Georgia
June 16 2005
Svobodnaya Gruzia reports Deputy Head of Urban Service and Planning
Levan Lominashvili as saying that the Tbilisi Mayor’s Office has
accused the managing directors of the building company ARSI of the
illegal purchase of municipal lands.
The area in question is a plot of land measuring 5,000 square meters
on Ketevan Tsamebuli Avenue between Avlabari metro station and the
Adamian State Armenian Dramatic Theater.
“A part of the square in front of Avlabari metro station comprising
both the road and footways are included in the purchase,” said
Lominashvili.
According to him, the company has already prepared a project to build
an 11-storey residential building, which will be located on part of
the square connected to the thoroughfare . “So as not to impede the
movement of transport, the project intends to build arches over the
road,” he stated.
Lominashvili said, however, that the implementation of this project
would create difficulties for the passage of vehicles. “Taking into
account the intensity of traffic in the square and on Ketevan Tsamebuli
Avenue, there will be serious traffic congestion on the Avenue itself
as well as in neighboring streets,” he stated.