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    YEREVAN'S NORTH AVENUE TO OPERATE AT DESIGND CAPACITY IN 2010

    ARKA
    May 21, 2008

    YEREVAN, May 21. /ARKA/. North Avenue is Yerevan is to start operating
    at designed capacity in 2010, said the Professor of Architecture
    Narek Sargsyan.

    The construction of the avenue got under way in autumn 2001, and
    the first section was put into service in May 2006. The master plan
    provides for the construction of elite housing, offices and shops. A
    total of $200-$250mln are to be invested in the project.

    "We will launch the second stage of the project in two months, and
    the construction of North Avenue will be completed in two years,"
    N. Sargsyan told reporters.

    He reported that the second stage of the project provides for the
    construction of three hotels - a three-, four- and five-star hotels,
    which will represent well-known French hotels. Fountains and sculptures
    will also be set up in the avenue.

    "We also have to implement a large-scale planting program,"
    N. Sargsyan said.

    The architect added that lighting will be installed along the full
    length of North Avenue in two years.

    A total of 371.2mln AMD or $1.2mln were allocated from Armenia's
    state budget for the construction of North Avenue of Yerevan in
    January-September 2007. Private investment totaled 8.1bln AMD or
    $26.3mln.
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