[GE] Highways in Georgia • საქართველო - Page 5

-Pino- · June 11th, 2011, 11:49 AM

In the Western Europe of the 1950s, bringing roads into a pan-European context was also a guaranteed booster for your project. Both in terms of local support and in generating funds. 1950s Dutch kilometer posts along E-routes featured pointers to the terminus of the relevant E-route. Mind you, we had kilometer posts that featured Moscow on them ...

Of course, I'm not saying that Georgia is 60 years behind Western Europe, but in terms of international transport I do see a similarity. The country is in an area where international transport appears to be a very novel thing - particularly in directions other than former Soviet countries. Opening corridors to countries like Turkey probably is an important thing economically, so placing one ring road into that international corridor thing is likely to win a few minds for the project. Yet I do hope that they will pick different focals for the signs once posted. Ankara next to national destinations is fine, but only Ankara and Istanbul is definitely over the top ...

wojnowianin · June 11th, 2011, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by -Pino-

Yet I do hope that they will pick different focals for the signs once posted. Ankara next to national destinations is fine, but only Ankara and Istanbul is definitely over the top ...

Exactely what I mean. I understand that Turkey is important partner for Georgia, but IMO Sarp/Kemalpasha (border cities) on the upper post and Trabzon on the lower would be enough. It would be also more correct, because E97 itself goes only to Trabzon, not to Ankara.

***Kokoity*** · June 14th, 2011, 10:14 AM

road between Tbilisi and Mtskheta
image hosted on flickr

Stefantsminda(Kazbegi)
image hosted on flickr

***Kokoity*** · June 15th, 2011, 10:18 AM

Tbilisi-Gori Highway

***ChrisZwolle*** · August 16th, 2011, 11:17 AM

New Google Earth imagery confirms the motorway is ready until Gori, and U/C west of Gori.

Nima-Farid · September 5th, 2011, 01:25 PM

any updates?

ForteTwo · October 16th, 2011, 02:33 PM

Finally! Georgia appears to no longer be a blank spot on Google maps!!! Yay!!!!

http://g.co/maps/8hn37

ForteTwo · October 17th, 2011, 08:49 AM

Road network of Georgia (from de.wikipedia.org)

This might be good to put on the thread's front page...

***Kokoity*** · October 18th, 2011, 09:02 PM

Gori - Tbilisi, Highway.

Christophorus · October 18th, 2011, 10:16 PM

the light-grey surface reminds on a German Autobahn in the 1930´s! Great video, thanks a lot for posting!

vectom · October 19th, 2011, 03:33 PM

i passed through that section in 2009, while it was still under construction. funny thing is that even then I didn't notice any de-leveled interchanges on this "highway". Is it a case even now, cos in a video I can spot quite a few in-level minor roads joining. It's a bit unrational to me to call this road motorway if there aren't de-leveled exits and joints. Kokoity, can you help here?

Nima-Farid · October 29th, 2011, 02:29 AM

why is it concrete?

Fargo Wolf · October 29th, 2011, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Nima-Farid

why is it concrete?

Because it's better than asphalt. Super low maintenance too. Roadways, highways and motorways poured in the 1900's-70s are only now undergoing major repaving with new concrete, or are scheduled to in the near future.

Nima-Farid · November 3rd, 2011, 08:58 PM

but it is not convenient for car tires. it goes tik-tik-tik all the way.

GROBIN · November 3rd, 2011, 11:26 PM

Watch the sign at 0:17: "E60 ს1 : SADAKHLO 166, YEREVAN 373, TEHRAN 1294"

Nice, nice !

***Kokoity*** · November 4th, 2011, 03:26 PM

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Renovation of the Tbilisi-Tianeti road finished
Friday, November 4
The repair works on 8.3 km of road between Tbilisi and Tianeti have been completed. On 3 November the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia, Ramaz Nikolaishvili, visited the new road with the President's Governor of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, Tsezar Chocheli, and met with the local population.

Nikolaishvili introduced the Georgian Government's "10-point Strategy" ("Ten-Point plan for modernization and employment for the years 2011-2015") to the audience that attended. One of the main aims of the strategy is to improve the social conditions and create well-paid jobs.

The road, which goes to Tianeti and Lake Sion had become impassable, creating problems for the local population to access other regions. The foundation works were carried out with drainage canals and then asphalt covered, by the Department of Roads of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure. The project was funded by a loan from the World Bank with more than 100 people employed for the road works, mostly local residents.

http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/2...con_three.html

Nima-Farid · November 5th, 2011, 06:17 AM

This one?

Nima-Farid · November 5th, 2011, 06:20 AM

Some photos of S1

Christophorus · November 5th, 2011, 03:33 PM

Just a question, maybe someone here knows, is it possible to cross the line/border between central Georgia and Abkhazia at all or is it totally closed?

Blackraven · November 15th, 2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nima-Farid

This one?

Wow, from Georgia (country) to IRAN.

That's some cross-country road trip

June 11th, 2011, 11:49 AM	#81
-Pino- Funkin' down the Track Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 523 Likes (Received): 1	In the Western Europe of the 1950s, bringing roads into a pan-European context was also a guaranteed booster for your project. Both in terms of local support and in generating funds. 1950s Dutch kilometer posts along E-routes featured pointers to the terminus of the relevant E-route. Mind you, we had kilometer posts that featured Moscow on them ... Of course, I'm not saying that Georgia is 60 years behind Western Europe, but in terms of international transport I do see a similarity. The country is in an area where international transport appears to be a very novel thing - particularly in directions other than former Soviet countries. Opening corridors to countries like Turkey probably is an important thing economically, so placing one ring road into that international corridor thing is likely to win a few minds for the project. Yet I do hope that they will pick different focals for the signs once posted. Ankara next to national destinations is fine, but only Ankara and Istanbul is definitely over the top ... __________________ http://www.brombeer.net/signs

June 14th, 2011, 10:14 AM	#83
*Kokoity* Abkhazia is georgian Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,623 Likes (Received): 139	road between Tbilisi and Mtskheta image hosted on flickr Stefantsminda(Kazbegi) image hosted on flickr __________________ GEORGIA \| Projects & Construction TBILISI \| Projects & Construction BATUMI \| Projects & Construction Georgia / საქართველო http://georgia.travel/

June 15th, 2011, 10:18 AM	#84
*Kokoity* Abkhazia is georgian Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,623 Likes (Received): 139	Tbilisi-Gori Highway __________________ GEORGIA \| Projects & Construction TBILISI \| Projects & Construction BATUMI \| Projects & Construction Georgia / საქართველო http://georgia.travel/

August 16th, 2011, 11:17 AM	#85
*ChrisZwolle* Road user Join Date: May 2006 Location: Zwolle Posts: 28,756 Likes (Received): 444	New Google Earth imagery confirms the motorway is ready until Gori, and U/C west of Gori. __________________ Visit the Highways & Autobahns section! my clinched highways • highway pictures @ Flickr and Youtube

October 17th, 2011, 08:49 AM	#88
ForteTwo Quadragintaduologist Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 52.7 driving kilometers from a Highway 42 Posts: 34 Likes (Received): 0	Map Road network of Georgia (from de.wikipedia.org) This might be good to put on the thread's front page... Last edited by ForteTwo; October 17th, 2011 at 08:52 AM. Reason: Added link

September 5th, 2011, 01:25 PM	#86
Nima-Farid BANNED Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Shiraz-Abadeh Posts: 962 Likes (Received): 0	any updates?

October 16th, 2011, 02:33 PM	#87
ForteTwo Quadragintaduologist Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 52.7 driving kilometers from a Highway 42 Posts: 34 Likes (Received): 0	Finally! Georgia appears to no longer be a blank spot on Google maps!!! Yay!!!! http://g.co/maps/8hn37

October 18th, 2011, 09:02 PM	#89
*Kokoity* Abkhazia is georgian Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,623 Likes (Received): 139	Gori - Tbilisi, Highway. __________________ GEORGIA \| Projects & Construction TBILISI \| Projects & Construction BATUMI \| Projects & Construction Georgia / საქართველო http://georgia.travel/

October 18th, 2011, 10:16 PM	#90
Christophorus Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 289 Likes (Received): 0	the light-grey surface reminds on a German Autobahn in the 1930´s! Great video, thanks a lot for posting!

October 19th, 2011, 03:33 PM	#91
vectom Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pantelej Posts: 1,313 Likes (Received): 44	i passed through that section in 2009, while it was still under construction. funny thing is that even then I didn't notice any de-leveled interchanges on this "highway". Is it a case even now, cos in a video I can spot quite a few in-level minor roads joining. It's a bit unrational to me to call this road motorway if there aren't de-leveled exits and joints. Kokoity, can you help here?

October 29th, 2011, 02:29 AM	#92
Nima-Farid BANNED Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Shiraz-Abadeh Posts: 962 Likes (Received): 0	why is it concrete?

November 3rd, 2011, 08:58 PM	#94
Nima-Farid BANNED Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Shiraz-Abadeh Posts: 962 Likes (Received): 0	but it is not convenient for car tires. it goes tik-tik-tik all the way.

November 3rd, 2011, 11:26 PM	#95
GROBIN Conducteur infatigable Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Francilien, européen et citoyen du monde ... Posts: 351 Likes (Received): 0	Watch the sign at 0:17: "E60 ს1 : SADAKHLO 166, YEREVAN 373, TEHRAN 1294" Nice, nice ! __________________ Everyone smiles in the same language Drove in: AND, AUS, B, CZ, D, E, EST, ET, F, FIN, GB, H, L, LT, LV, NL, PL, SGP, SK, UA, USA, YV Been additionally in: A, I, IL, MAL, MC, RI, T, TN "Richtgeschwindigkeit" is the best system for all European motorways ! Visit the Highways & Autobahns thread Je dis NON aux nouvelles mesures du gouvernement français concernant la "sécurité" routière pour 2012 ! Faisons tous de même !

November 5th, 2011, 06:17 AM	#97
Nima-Farid BANNED Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Shiraz-Abadeh Posts: 962 Likes (Received): 0	This one?

November 5th, 2011, 06:20 AM	#98
Nima-Farid BANNED Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Shiraz-Abadeh Posts: 962 Likes (Received): 0	Some photos of S1

November 5th, 2011, 03:33 PM	#99
Christophorus Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 289 Likes (Received): 0	Just a question, maybe someone here knows, is it possible to cross the line/border between central Georgia and Abkhazia at all or is it totally closed?

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