Chumateleti – Khevi Section is the part of the s.c. century project Rikoti pass. The project is completed on a rather difficult geographical route with the most difficult engineering constructions. The Chumateleti-Khevi section is one of the 4 sections of the Rikoti project and its distance is 11.6 km. 17 bridges and 3 tunnels are being built on the same section. Construction works have been underway since 2019 and will be completed in 2024.
In total, 52 km of roads, 97 bridges and 51 tunnels will be built within the Rikoti Pass section project.
567 people are employed on the construction of Chumateleti-Khevi, 321 of them are Georgian citizens.
The construction works of the project are carried out by the international company China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited.
The project is financed by donor organizations, the World Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB), and its budget is 329.8 million GEL.
The construction process is supervised by JV of Soosung Engineering Co and DOHWA Consulting Engineers Co. The supervisory team at the site checks the conformity of the construction materials and performance of the works, conducts the necessary laboratory tests, quality control, checks the compliance of labor and safety during the course of the works, agrees on the construction work methodologies, checks the execution of the work schedules, the volumes of the works performed, studies environmental and social issues. It also prepares monthly reports and approves technical documentation (drawings, engineering reports).