List of roads in Georgia (country)
Georgia's trunk highways form a network of internationally oriented roads that connects the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, home to roughly a third of the national population, with neighboring countries. This is the backbone for a network of domestic trunk roads connecting vital regions with each other and the capital. The total length of the road network in Georgia is approximately in 2020. The roads of "international importance" and "national importance" are managed by the Roads Department (Georoad) of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. Roads of international importance. The "roads  of international importance" are the highest category of roads in Georgia. They are denoted by the prefix ს (Georgian for S), which stands for "საერთაშორისო მნიშვნელობის გზა" (Saertashoriso mnishvnelobis gza, road of international importance). Direction and destination signs in Georgia are in both Georgian and Latin scripts, but the prefix is ​​only displayed in Georgian. Article 3.3 of the law on motor roads defines that: The network of S trunk roads has a total length of approximately which is mostly built as two-lane highway. About kilometers of the central east-west S1 and a limited section of the S12  has been upgraded to expressway or motorway with two lanes in each direction. The S4 and S5 trunk routes also have multiple lanes over a limited length. The S1 and S10 are patially located in South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions, over which the Georgian government exercises no authority. At the "de facto" boundary lines the roads are closed in both directions. This table is based on the last published list of roads by the Government of Georgia which is from 2017. Roads of domestic importance. The "roads of domestic importance" are the second category of main roads in Georgia with  a total length of nearly and connect vital economic, administrative and cultural centers. They are denoted by the prefix შ (Georgian for Sh), which stands for "შიდასახელმწიფოებრივი მნიშვნელობის გზა" (Shidasakhelmts’ipoebrivi mnishvnelobis gza, "road of domestic importance"). The use of the road numbers on direction signs is inconsistent and varies widely, including on trunk Sh roads. The vast majority of routes is relatively short, but some are up to nearly long with an interregional function. Article 3.4 of the law on motor roads defines roads of domestic importance as: The quality of Sh-roads varies from excellent to very poor. Since  2006 however, priority has been given to improve regional connections, which has accelerated from 2014 onwards. The quality of the regional road network improves over the years, but large parts remain in mediocre, poor and/or unpaved condition and suffer from harsh climatic conditions, especially in the mountainous areas. The infamous "road to Omalo" (Sh44) to Tusheti National Park is the most extreme example of that. 201-205. The tables above are based the last published list of roads by the Government of Georgia which is from 2017.