CONSTRUCTION OF KAPAN-TSAV-SHVANIDZOR-MEGHRI ROAD TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR
Armenpress
Aug 14 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 14, ARMENPRESS: Construction of
Kapan-Tsav-Shvanidzor-Meghri inter-state road is expected to be
finished by the end of the year. The road, which is of strategic
importance, will serve as an alternative to the Kapan-Kajaran-Meghri
inter-state highway and will be 94 km long.
Armenian Transport and Communication Ministry public relations
department official informed Armenpress that the reconstruction
launched in 2005 and is being carried out by 4 contractor companies.
Overall, 230 km-long roads of inter-state, republic and
provincial importance will be reconstructed, 36 road sectors, 25
bridges. Martuni-Vardenis 38 km road is also going to be repaired.
The Armenian government has released 14.3 billion drams from the 2006
state budget for the restoration and development of the country’s
road network.