A dozen of Tbilisi’s metro stations will have upgraded infrastructure with the financial support of the Asian Development Bank, mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced. Four of the stations – Akhmeteli, Didube, Delisi and Technical University – will have new entrances constructed. He also said the $16-million project would include renovation of aboveground infrastructure for 12…
The Republic of Moldova will receive a loan of 100 million euros for the construction and rehabilitation of roads. On November 9, the parliamentary committee on foreign policy and European integration approved the initiation of negotiations with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to amend the loan agreement previously concluded with the country.…
The construction of the 600 MW back-to-back Vulcanesti station is no longer technically and economically justified, concludes a study by the World Bank, presented at a round table at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development (MIDR). The study evaluates the technical and economic feasibility of the investment in the construction of the back-to-back (BtB)…
Inflation has stalled the renovation of apartment blocks in Lithuania. As construction costs increase, companies are unwilling to participate in undervalued tenders, while residents are not fond of paying more than initially planned. Mindaugas Gikas was one of the initiators of the renovation of a five-storey apartment block in Vilnius. He says he and his…
The regional road L442 – Straseni – Voinova (Straseni district) was rehabilitated and modernized, and a reception committee found that the works were carried out according to plan. The activities within the project concerned the reconstruction and modernization of 10 km of road. Its beneficiaries are the residents of Straseni, the commune of Ghelauza, the…
Travel time from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to the central part of the country’s eastern Kakheti region will be reduced to one hour and 20 minutes thanks to a new highway that is due to become operational over the next two years, the Ministry of Infrastructure has announced. The state body said the construction…
The renovated Darius and Girenas Stadium in Kaunas hosted its inaugural game on October 16 following a 43-million-euro renovation. Addresses by the city’s mayor as well as the head of the Lithuanian Football Federation were met with booing amid ongoing controversies. At the opening ceremony, Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijosaitis said: “The dream of Darius and…