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ARMENIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER: NORTH-SOUTH TRANSPORT CORRIDOR CONSTRUCTION PLANNED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2017
/ARKA/
August 11, 2011
YEREVAN
Investment program on construction of North-South transport corridor
is planned to be completed in 2017, Armenian Transport Minister Manuk
Vardanyan said Wednesday at this investment program presentation
aimed at attracting contractors.
The Armenian government approved this program as well as a $500-million
financial agreement with Asian Development Bank on January 14, 2010.
"As a result, Europe-Caucasus-Asia transport communication will be
improved," Vardanyan said.
On August 2, Armenian transport ministry announced an open tender
for selecting contractor for reconstruction of 11.7 kilometers of
Yerevan-Ashtarak road, 38 kilometers of Yerevan-Ararat road and 42
kilometers of Ashtarak-Talin road.
The minister said that after the launch of this investment program
two other roads - Sevan-Dilijan-Noyemberyan-Bagratashen and
Yerevan-Aparan-Vanadzor-Bagratashen - will be reconstructed and a
road will be constructed near Yerevan's Zvartnots Airport.
He said that that the 556-kilometer North-South corridor will create
a gateway to the Black Sea and European countries through Georgia's
territory. He said this corridor would solve also freight problems.
"Taking into account the average speed of 100-120 km/hour, it can
be said that the way from Yerevan to the Black sea will be passed in
4.5 or 5 hours," he said.
Vardanyan said that the next tranche, which is under discussion now,
will be targeted for reconstruction of sections of the road to Gyumri
and for rehabilitation of road sections in Armenia's southern areas.
"Results of the tender will be released in late September, their
estimation together with the Asian Development Bank and approval
by the Armenian government will take one month, and recruitment of
builders will start in October," he said answering the question ARKA
News Agency put up to him.
The first tranche of Asian Development Bank - $70 million, an
agreement on which was signed on October 12, 2009, was intended for
reconstruction of Yerevan-Ararat and Yerevan-Ashtarak road's sections.
The second tranche of $210 million agreed on May 30, 2011, were
targeted for rehabilitation of a section of Ashtarak-Talin road.
/ARKA/
August 11, 2011
YEREVAN
Investment program on construction of North-South transport corridor
is planned to be completed in 2017, Armenian Transport Minister Manuk
Vardanyan said Wednesday at this investment program presentation
aimed at attracting contractors.
The Armenian government approved this program as well as a $500-million
financial agreement with Asian Development Bank on January 14, 2010.
"As a result, Europe-Caucasus-Asia transport communication will be
improved," Vardanyan said.
On August 2, Armenian transport ministry announced an open tender
for selecting contractor for reconstruction of 11.7 kilometers of
Yerevan-Ashtarak road, 38 kilometers of Yerevan-Ararat road and 42
kilometers of Ashtarak-Talin road.
The minister said that after the launch of this investment program
two other roads - Sevan-Dilijan-Noyemberyan-Bagratashen and
Yerevan-Aparan-Vanadzor-Bagratashen - will be reconstructed and a
road will be constructed near Yerevan's Zvartnots Airport.
He said that that the 556-kilometer North-South corridor will create
a gateway to the Black Sea and European countries through Georgia's
territory. He said this corridor would solve also freight problems.
"Taking into account the average speed of 100-120 km/hour, it can
be said that the way from Yerevan to the Black sea will be passed in
4.5 or 5 hours," he said.
Vardanyan said that the next tranche, which is under discussion now,
will be targeted for reconstruction of sections of the road to Gyumri
and for rehabilitation of road sections in Armenia's southern areas.
"Results of the tender will be released in late September, their
estimation together with the Asian Development Bank and approval
by the Armenian government will take one month, and recruitment of
builders will start in October," he said answering the question ARKA
News Agency put up to him.
The first tranche of Asian Development Bank - $70 million, an
agreement on which was signed on October 12, 2009, was intended for
reconstruction of Yerevan-Ararat and Yerevan-Ashtarak road's sections.
The second tranche of $210 million agreed on May 30, 2011, were
targeted for rehabilitation of a section of Ashtarak-Talin road.