BUS PARK OF YEREVAN TO INCREASE BY 700-800 BUSES BY 2010
Noyan Tapan
Jan 31, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. This year it is envisaged to bring
150 medium-capacity "Bogdan" buses and 20 trolleybuses to Yerevan. As
Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by Ashot Sahakian, the Head
of the Transport Department of Yerevan Mayor’s Office, thus, by the
end of the year the number of the medium-capacity buses, which run
in the capital, will be about 450 and the number of trolleybuses 65-70.
In A. Sahakian’s words, in 2008-2010 it is envisaged to replace
the micro-buses by buses and to decrease the number of about 3200
micro-buses, which run at present, up to 1500 during the coming three
years for improving the sphere of public transport of Yerevan. And
the bus park will be increased by 700-800 buses by 2010.
Besides, according to the department head, 20 trolleybuses will be
annually brought to Yerevan by 2011. Thus, the number of trolleybuses’
routes will be increased. A. Sahakian said that repair of electric-feed
nets will be implemented parallel with bringing trolleybuses. This
year it is envisaged to repair the electric-feed nets of Mashtots
and Grigor Lusavorich streets.
Touching upon the stop pavilions, A. Sahakian said that in total 210
stop pavilions were placed in the capital in 2006-2007. This year
another 83 stop pavilions will be placed in Yerevan with the 137
million drams (nearly 449 thousand USD) allocated from the state
budget and in 2008 the placing work of the stop pavilions will be
completely finished.
A. Sahakian emphasized that this year new traffic lights will be
placed on 27 crossroads of the capital with the 300 million drams
allocated from the state budget. At the same time it was mentioned
that at present negotiations are underway with the World Bank (WB)
aimed at introducing new automated traffic light system in the capital.
The department head also said that by the development program of the
Yerevan underground this year it is envisaged to repair the escalators
of the underground stations and the wagons with 1.7 billion drams
allocated from the state budget.