Tbilisi City Hall has allocated more than GEL 1.8 billion to improve infrastructure in recent years, focusing on urban safety, transportation upgrades and housing rehabilitation, as it was revealed in the progress report presented by Mayor Kakha Kaladze and Deputy Mayor Irakli Bendeliani.
Landslide prevention a priority
Tbilisi’s mountainous terrain is a persistent landslide risk. The city has implemented preventive measures, including anti-rockfall nets across 128,000 sq m in 17 high-risk locations, such as the Chabua Amirejibi highway. In Vashlijvari, slope stabilization and the construction of 12 concrete retaining walls were prerequisites for new road development. In total, around 800 retaining walls have been built across the city.
Strengthening aging residential buildings
City Hall has reinforced approximately 700 deteriorating residential buildings, many of which are protected cultural heritage sites, with additional 26 structures being set to be completed by the end of 2025.
Support for homeowners’ associations
The municipality has helped homeowners’ associations modernize residential infrastructure with its ₾285 million support program. Achievements include the replacement of around 2,000 elevators and the renovation of more than 1,200 building entrances, rooftops and courtyards.
Transport and utility upgrades
Tbilisi’s transportation network has undergone major expansion and rehabilitation, including:
- 3 new overpasses and ramps
- 1 road bridge
- 2 tunnels connecting University and Kavtaradze Streets
- Reconstruction of important infrastructure, including the Vakhushti Bagrationi Bridge and Ponichala underpass
- Upcoming rehabilitation of the Ortachala HPP bridge
