KAPAN-MEGHRI ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO BE FINISHED SOON
ArmRadio.am
14.08.2006 20:35
Construction of Kapan-Tsav-Shvanidzor-Meghri inter-state road is
expected to be finished by the end of the year. The road, which
is of strategic impor tance, will serve as an alternative to the
Kapan-Kajaran-Meghri inter-state highway and will be 94 km long.
Armenian Transport and Communication Ministry public relations
department official informed Armenpress that the reconstruction
launched in 2005 and is being carried out by 4 contractor companies.
Overall, 230 km-long roads of inter-state, republic and
provincial importance will be reconstructed, 36 road sectors, 25
bridges. Martuni-Vardenis 38 km road is also going to be repaired.
The Armenian government has released 14.3 billion drams from the 2006
state budget for the restoration and development of the country’s
road network.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress