ARMENIAN PRESIDENT OPENED HIGHWAY LINKING YEREVAN’S SOUTH-EAST TO NORTH-WEST

ARKA
Dec 3, 2008

YEREVAN, December 3. /ARKA/. The RA Government assigned 8.5bln AMD for
construction of a highway linking Yerevan’s south-east to north-west,
said Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharyan at the opening of the highway
on Wednesday.

RA President Serzh Sargsyan, second President Robert Kocharyan and
Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharyan participated to the opening ceremony.

"Today we opened another highly important sector of a transport
system, which is truly exclusive in the history of road constructing
in Yerevan during the past ten years," said Zakharyan.

He said the project of a highway that will link the city’s south-east
to north-west was developed as far back as in 1970-1980s, but it is
notable the project was implemented in the years of independency and
during the country’s stable economic uprise.

"Armenian economy develops abreast with today’s criteria for
civilization foreknowing the current challenges. What was impossible
five years ago is now a reality in Yerevan," said Zakharyan.

According to the Mayor construction works started last year.

"Today, less than in two years, the capital city has a long-expected
and highly important highway which is to change the appearance of
center of Yerevan as well as to improve the condition of transport
communication," he said.

The last sector of the new20highway is 2.6km-long which enables to
direct transport stream from Tigran Mets, Arshakunyats and Khanjyan
streets to the tunnel on Myasnikyan street linking it to Saralanji
avenue and making it faster to reach Komitas avenue and Davidashen
bridge.

This will contribute to the relieve of Mashtots, Baghramyan, Tigran
Mets, Khanjyan, Alek Manukyan, Isahakyan, Abovyan, Nalbandyan,
Koryun and Charents streets as well as to reduce time spent on road
thrice.