ARE BRIDGES SAFE?
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[07:03 pm] 01 November, 2007
Yerevan bridges are over loaded currently. The repair of Yerevan
streets and underground passages shifted the traffic jams onto the
bridges, which have not been repaired for many years.
Frunze Basentsyan, head of the Department of "Construction, Municipal
Improvements and Economy" of Yerevan Municipality informed "A1+"
that there was no unsafe bridge in Yerevan causing the trouble of the
society and they should not bother with the repair of the roads in
Yerevan as well. 26 bridges function today in Yerevan. Mr Basentsyan
ensured he was aware of the state of each bridge. He only said that
the bridge in Shengavit community caused some problems since it was
rather old.
An estimate was made on the repair works of the bridge, which
was involved in the list of the constructions to be repaired next
year. The total amount of the bridge repair is 1 milliard 270 million
drams. But until the state budget is confirmed, Mr Basetsyan cannot
say whether the repair of the bridge will be carried out or not. "It
does not depend upon us. It is a very serious and huge program. If
the budget is confirmed involving this program, they will announce
a competition and choose the constructing organization to repair the
bridge", says Basentsyan.
It should be reminded that 3 bridges have been repaired in Yerevan
during the last years.