WORK OF 94 BILLION 773 MILLION DRAMS DONE BY YEREVAN MAYOR’S OFFICE IN 2007
Noyan Tapan
Dec 24 2007
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. This year Yerevan mayor’s office
has completed the city socioeconomic development programs approved
by the Armenian government in 2003, the mayor of Yerevan Yervand
Zakharian stated at the December 24 press conference.
According to him, in 2007, the mayor’s office implemented work of 94
bln 773 mln drams. Out of the indicated amount, work of 76.6 bln drams
was done with state budgetary resources, work of 6 bln 400 mln drams –
with community budgets’ resources, while the rest was financed from
other sources.
Architectural and urban development work of 11 bln 436 mln drams
was implemented by the mayor’s office. In particular, the zoning
projects of Yerevan’s Arabkir, Ajapniak, Davitashen and Nork-Marash
communities, as well as the development designs of the areas adjacent
to the roads of republican importance that link Yerevan to nearby
marzes were prepared. Y. Zakharian stated that the zoning projects
of the other communities of Yerevan will be ready in 2008-2009.
Work of 19 bln 459 mln drams was done in the capital city in the
construction, improvement and municipal economy sectors. In particular,
reinforcement of 8 3rd-degree accident-prone apartment buildings was
carried out, as well as 4 apartment buildings were constructed and
put into operation as housing compensation for residents of 4th-degree
accident-prone buildings. The mayor said that in 2008 it is envisaged
constructing another two buildings which will be provided to residents
of 4th-degree accident-prone buildings.
In the words of the mayor, improvement work of Sebastia and
Leningradian Streets was completed this year. The overpass built at
the crossraods of Marshal Baghramian, Kasian and Kievian Streets,
as well as the motor transport tunnel built at the crossroads of
Baghramian and Orbeli Streets will be put into operation soon. The
crossroads of Vardanants and Khanjian Streets, as well as Tigran the
Great Street will be fully open to traffic by December 31.
Y. Zakharian stated that construction of the transport subway at
the crossroads of Khanjian and Tigran the Great Streets and of the
transport node of Heratsi – Koryun – Nalbandian – Charents Streets
will be completed next year.
It was stated that in 2007, 7 pedestrian crossings and one pedestrian
subway were built in Yerevan, work on exterior lighting of 78
streets was done, and a new irrigation network was built in Shengavit
community. According to the mayor, it is envisaged constructing new
irrigation networks in several other communities of the city so that
by 2020, the green areas per a resident will make 16 square meters
instead of current 6.2 square meters.