CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT WORK OF 20 MILLION DOLLARS TO BE DONE IN YEREVAN THIS YEAR

Noyan Tapan
Apr 23 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. This year Yerevan Mayor’s Office
envisages to implement construction and improvement work, as well as
repairs of the outdoor lighting networks of city streets of the total
amount of 7 bln 197 mln drams (about 20 mln USD). Frunz Basentsian,
Head of the Construction, Improvement and Municipal Economy Department
of the mayor’s office said at the April 23 press conference that all
tenders related to this work have already been held.

In his words, 2.3 bln drams has been allocated for asphalt laying
of streets, 1.6 bln drams – for reinforcement of 8 accident-prone
buildings. Work on repairs of the outdoor lighting system of the
total length of 167.5 km in 77 streets will be implemened this year.

F. Basentsian said that 3 pedestrian subways and a pedestrian crossing
will be built in Isakov Street. Tram-lines in Sebastia, Leningradian
and Sasuntsi Davit Streets will be dismantled, and major repair work
will be done in Gay Avenue. Major repairs of Yerevan streets will be
carried out with community funds as well.

It is envisaged to build an irrigation network of 1,700 meters in
Shengavit community, that of 1,200 meters – in Ajapniak community of
the city.