A new service will be created within the Georgian Roads Department to prevent livestock from crossing roads, as well as to respond to related safety incidents, under amendments initiated by the Government of Georgia.
The service will be responsible for preventing and managing road safety risks, including cases of animals entering highways and other hazards affecting traffic flow.
During parliamentary discussions, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Mzia Giorgobiani said the unit will also address incidents such as cargo falling onto roads.
“We should actually divide it into two parts. One is an LLC that will ensure road maintenance and the other to be in the form of prevention, which will ensure, among other things, the safety part,” Giorgobiani said.
The explanatory note says that the service will employ 25 staff members, with an average monthly payroll of 120,000 GEL.
Annual operating costs include 300,000 GEL for fuel and 350,000 GEL for maintenance, while 50,000 GEL is allocated for technical equipment to monitor Georgia’s 6,000-kilometer road network.
The service will be established this year, immediately after the law enters into force, and will be funded from allocations within the 2026–2029 state budget for the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Roads Department.
