JAVAKHETI ROADS TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT

PanARMENIAN.Net
17.03.2006 00:28 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The first consultation meeting with a number of NGOs
was held at the office of the Millennium Challenge Georgia (MCG). Its
major goal was to inform the public on the course of implementation
of the project of rehabilitation of roads in Samtskhe-Javakheti
region. The project is being implemented with the financial assistance
of the Millennium Challenge Corporation in compliance with Millennium
Challenge Account of the US Government.

During the meeting nature conservation principles and approaches of
the Millennium Challenge Corporation and MCG were considered, as well
as information on consulting company of the project of rehabilitation
of Samtskhe-Javakheti roads – German Kox Consult Gmbh.

According to a contract, signed between the Millennium Challenge –
Georgia and Kox Consult Gmbh February 10, 2006, the company, which has
55 years of experience, should compose the project of rehabilitation of
the major highway, connecting Tbilisi with Samtskhe-Javakheti region,
estimate the project impact on the environment. The construction
works are scheduled to begin in spring 2007. The overall length of the
roads planned to repair makes 245km, which include the major highway,
as well as the road to the Turkish border, reports Novosti-Gruzia.