The first 2 km two-lane section of the Rikoti Highway, a mountain pass, which divides Georgia into its eastern and western parts, has been opened. Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze said that currently traffic was open on two lanes of the 2 km four-lane section, while the construction of a parallel two-lane road was underway.…
Green Connect, an architectural project by the British firm Zaha Hadid Architects, has been deemed the best proposal for a new railway station complex in Vilnius, the city’s authorities say. Vilnius top architect Mindaugas Pakalnis says that Zaha Hadid Architects knows the Lithuanian capital well and has a lot of experience in designing such areas.…
Next week, Lithuania is planning to launch a tender for the construction of a 400-kilometer fence along the border with Belarus. Thirty-four companies from Lithuania, the United States, Israel, Luxembourg, Ukraine, Estonia and India have expressed interest in the upcoming tender. Fourteen of the firms have submitted comments and recommendations, Epso-G, the state-owned company implanting…
Construction of 28 buildings of the Army City, launched in October of 2020, has been completed on the Mount Makhata. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who visited the Army City, said the government was “doing everything to provide our servicemen with decent conditions” and to ensure the “security guarantees for them”. The Army City project, with…
A loan agreement was signed between Kyrgyzstan and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Cooperation on the project for reconstruction of Issyk-Kul ring road at Korumdu – Balbai section, the Ministry of Economy and Finance reported. 80.5 kilometers of the road will be repaired for $28.9 million. The project will ensure improvement of road communication…
Uzbekistan carried out construction works totaling $3.5 billion in January-May, up by almost 100.9% YoY. State-owned organizations have carried out construction works for a total amount of $141 million. Their share in the republic was 4%. The share of non-state organizations comprised 96%. The volume of construction works performed by small enterprises and micro-firms amounted…
In Kyrgyzstan, retail prices for cement in June amounted on average to KGS 355.1 per 50 kg and increased by 13% in comparison with May. The National Statistics Committee of the republic reported that prices for bricks amounted to KGS 7,840.8 per 1,000 pieces and increased by 5%. Meanwhile, maximum retail prices for cement were…