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Azernews (23 April 2024)

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday attended an event celebrating the completion of the construction of the Kvesheti-Kobi tunnel, the longest in the country built to facilitate reduced travel time on the domestic North-South Corridor, by saying its opening marked a “historic moment” for the development of road infrastructure in the country, Azernews reports, citing Anadolu Agency.

Kobakhidze told the event the 9-km long and 15-metre-wide tunnel was a “project of the future”.

Such investments aimed at development will ensure the progress and development of our country and its European future [...] It is important to note that an innovative TBM drilling rig specially designed for this project was used to dig the tunnel. Today, we celebrate not only the completion of the tunnel but also the success of this new technology”, he said.

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