Incumbent Tbilisi mayor outlines ‘major infrastructure plans’ for next four years

Incumbent Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, who is also the ruling Georgian Dream party’s candidate for re-election, has unveiled a programme of “large-scale infrastructure projects” planned for the capital over the next four years.

Presenting the details, deputy mayor Irakli Bendeliani said the municipality’s main priorities would include the construction and rehabilitation of roads, bridges and overpasses, slope reinforcement, and the restoration of cultural heritage sites. Additional projects will be carried out by the city’s waste management company Tbilservice Group, the kindergartens agency and district administrations.

Bendeliani stressed that roadworks would involve more than replacing asphalt. “We are talking about fundamental renewal, including full replacement of communications infrastructure,” he said. Among the major projects planned were upgrades to Akaki Beliashvili Street and Kojori Highway, as well as complete redevelopment of the centres of Kojori and Tsavkisi. Rustaveli, Vazha-Pshavela and Guramishvili Avenues, together with Tamarashvili, Gorgasali and Godziashvili Streets, are also set for full rehabilitation.

The deputy mayor added that the city would continue work on bridges and tunnels, citing the recent renovation of the University–Bagebi bridge as a key achievement. In the coming years, the Mindeli and Galaktioni bridges will undergo full rehabilitation, along with the Queen Tamar Bridge, he pledged.

Authorities also plan slope reinforcement works in Vake district, near Akhaldaba, where landslides have periodically occurred. “Continuous monitoring is under way to ensure safe movement for residents,” Mr Bendeliani said.