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Day of the Road Builder - 2011

Tuesday, December 13
The Motor Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia has organized an event dedicated to the day of road-builders, on December 10, Courtyard Marriot.

The Prime Minister Nika Gilauri opened the event. The Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia greeted road builders and congratulated them on the professional celebration.

The final report of 2011, which describes the road projects implemented in the current year, was presented at the event. The aim of the presentation was to deliver detailed information about road infrastructure projects realized in 2011 to the public.

The award ceremony of road builders was held as well. The Motor Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia has implemented a lot of important projects successfully in 2011, among them: the full rehabilitation of Rikoti Tunnel, the construction of two tunnels with a length of 800 meters, a road section with a length of 30 km on the 15km road section between Svaneti - Ruisi of the high-speed highway E-60, and the rehabilitation of a 136km road section between Zugdidi-Mestia and so on.

The Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia Ramaz Nikolaishvili and the Chairman of the Motor Roads Department Mamuka Lezhava awarded employees of companies working in the road sector and the staff of the Motor Road Department for implementation of the road rehabilitation works successfully, and for the elimination of the consequences of a disaster on the Rikoti pass at the earliest possible date and at a high professional level. The winners in the nomination for Honorable Road-Builder, Best Road-Builder, Author of the Best Road Project, and Best Construction Company, were handed certificates and bronze sculptures of road-builders.