1. Project # 1 Rikoti-Zestaponi Highway May, 2011

2. Rikoti-Zestaponi Highway 11/29/2015Ministry of Regional Development & Infrastructure of Georgia 2 Poti Sarpi Vale Sadakhlo Red bridge Lagodekhi Batum i Zestaponi Black Sea Turkey Armenia Azerbaijan Russia Guguti Tbilisi Rikoti Kutaisi

3. Rikoti-Zestaponi Highway 11/29/2015Ministry of Regional Development & Infrastructure of Georgia 3 Project Description (Regional Criteria) TRACECA route TRACECA route - Tbilisi-Senaki- Leselidze international road Directly Interconnects – 4 countries (Georgia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan) Directly Interconnects – 4 countries (Georgia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan) Suggested project Suggested project is the to upgrade existing road from 2 lines to 4 lines and construction new road on some sections. connecting western and eastern regions ensure connectivity with the Black Sea Ports notable impacts on Inter-modality Road section located on Poti-Tbilisi-Red Bridge road (part of TRACECA) in the Imereti region, connecting western and eastern regions, ensuring transit traffic via Georgia to/from Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia. This road section sill ensure connectivity with the Black Sea Ports (Poti Sea Port, Batumi Sea Port) and notable impacts on Inter-modality of the region.

4. Project’s Technical Characteristics 11/29/2015Ministry of Regional Development & Infrastructure of Georgia 4 Widening (upgrading) Highway from 2 lane to 4 lane Total Length – 49 km Existing Capacity – 7 000 vehicles per day Artificial Constructions (in accordance with the Feasibility Study) – Bridges – 5695 m – Tunnel – 5115 m – Transport Nodes – 11 unit Existing Lanes – 2 Lanes After Construction – 4

5. Technical Characteristics 11/29/2015Ministry of Regional Development & Infrastructure of Georgia 5 Section Existing RoadProposed Road Lanes Length (km) Max Speed (km/h) Min Speed (km/h) Design Capacity (Vehicle / day) Max Capacity (Vehicle / day) Lanes Length (km) Max Speed (km/h) Min Speed (km/h) Design Capacity (Vehicle /day) Max Capacity (Vehicle /day) Rikoti-Zestaponi 24980507 000 4431108040000 Note: Topography on the whole section is – terrain PROJECTS AADT (2010 year) Private Car Mini Buses<15, Pickups Buses & Trucks Trailers & > 3 axels Sum Vehicle per day5,1061,06735437787,494 Daily Traffic

6. Road Safety 11/29/2015Ministry of Regional Development & Infrastructure of Georgia 6 Georgian National Traffic Safety Strategy Project implementation is part of Georgian National Traffic Safety Strategy high road capacity Can ensure high road capacity No traffic jams No traffic jams Marking and Signaling Marking and Signaling in accordance with international standards

7. Economic Criteria 11/29/2015Ministry of Regional Development & Infrastructure of Georgia 7 Feasibility Study – has been done Investment Volume – 340 million USD Rikoti-ZestaponiLength Total Construction Cost USD thousand Cost per km USD thousand IRR Upgrade/ Construct new sections 43.4333 16676910.0

8. Preliminary Environmental Assessment 11/29/2015Ministry of Regional Development & Infrastructure of Georgia 8 Infrastructure Environmental Effect is – minimal Infrastructure Environmental Effect is – minimal Impact on Pollution is – minimal Impact on Pollution is – minimal Impact on Noise is – low Impact on Noise is – low Emission due to traffic will be sensible reduced Emission due to traffic will be sensible reduced

9. Rikoti-Zestaponi Highway 11/29/2015Ministry of Regional Development & Infrastructure of Georgia 9 Political Advantages Open policy for international road transportation Basic Data & Direction (BDD) & Georgia Without PovertyRoad Improvement is defined as State Priority in the main state policy documents – Basic Data & Direction (BDD) & Georgia Without Poverty More than 90% of East-West Highway in GOOD conditions The Shortest link between Black & Caspian Seas Simplified border crossing procedures

10. 11/29/2015Ministry of Regional Development & Infrastructure of Georgia 10 Thank you for your attention!