TRANSPORT MINISTER SATISFIED WITH PROCESS OF KAPAN – SHIKAHOGH – MEGHRI ALTERNATIVE MOTORWAY CONSTRUCTION

Noyan Tapan
Jun 19 2006

KAPAN, JUNE 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Minister of Transport and
Communication Andranik Manukian paid a visit to Syunik marz on June
16-17 to familiarize himself with the process of constructing the
93.5-km alternative motorway Kapan – Shikahogh – Meghri with RA state
budget allocations. He expressed his satisfaction over the process
of construction work, noting that construction work of 5 bln 599 mln
drams was carried out in 2005, while this year the work will amount
to 6 bln 300 mln drams. The motorway will be put into operation by
late 2006. According to A. Manukian, the motorway’s construction is
in the center of attention of the Armenian President, and he reports
on the construction process to the President every week. "It is a big
project, there will be flaws but they should not impair the quality
of the work. This in a road being built in line with international
standards and should be in line with such standards," the minister
told reporters.