GEORGIA-CHINA-BUILT ROAD TUNNEL-COMPLETION

GEORGIA-CHINA-BUILT ROAD TUNNEL-COMPLETION

(240424) -- TBILISI, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 23, 2024 shows a scene at a ceremony marking the completion of the tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Georgia The China Railway Tunnel Group completed a major tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Georgia on Tuesday, significantly boosting the country's connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

GEORGIA-CHINA-BUILT ROAD TUNNEL-COMPLETION

GEORGIA-CHINA-BUILT ROAD TUNNEL-COMPLETION

(240424) -- TBILISI, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 23, 2024 shows a scene at a ceremony marking the completion of the tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Georgia. The China Railway Tunnel Group completed a major tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Georgia on Tuesday, significantly boosting the country's connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

GEORGIA-CHINA-BUILT ROAD TUNNEL-COMPLETION

GEORGIA-CHINA-BUILT ROAD TUNNEL-COMPLETION

(240424) -- TBILISI, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 23, 2024 shows the tunnel-boring machine Caucasus at the construction site of the tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Georgia. The China Railway Tunnel Group completed a major tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Georgia on Tuesday, significantly boosting the country's connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

Major China-built road tunnel completed in Georgia

STORY: Major China-built road tunnel completed in Georgia SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024/Archives DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Tbilisi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial shots of the project (file) 2. various of the completion ceremony 3. various of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze addressing the ceremony 4. various of the project STORYLINE: The China Railway Tunnel Group completed a major tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Georgia on Tuesday, significantly boosting the country's connectivity. The tunnel, located in northern Georgia, includes a 9,000-meter-long main tunnel and emergency tunnels. With its operation, travel time on the Kvesheti-Kobi road segment will be reduced from one hour to 20 minutes. During a ceremony marking the completion, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the tunnel, the longest in the country, will help facilitate winter travel for residents in mountainous areas and boost cargo transportation. Kobakhidze

GEORGIA-KVESHETI-CHINA-BUILT ROAD TUNNEL-COMPLETION

GEORGIA-KVESHETI-CHINA-BUILT ROAD TUNNEL-COMPLETION

(240424) -- KVESHETI, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze speaks during a ceremony marking the completion of a major tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Kvesheti, Georgia, April 23, 2024. The China Railway Tunnel Group completed this tunnel on Tuesday, significantly boosting the country's connectivity. The tunnel, located in northern Georgia, includes a 9,000-meter-long main tunnel and emergency tunnels. With its operation, travel time on the Kvesheti-Kobi road segment will be reduced from one hour to 20 minutes. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)