Tweet
SCR: RECONSTRUCTION OF ZAMANLU RAILWAY BRIDGE TO FINISH IN 2012 IN ARMENIA
/ARKA/
JUNE 10, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, June 10. /ARKA/. Reconstruction of old Zamanlu railway bridge
will finish in the planned deadlines - 2012, informs press-service of
"South-Caucasian Railway" (SCR) to ARKA.
SCR is reconstructing the bridge since 2010 in the frames of investment
program on rehabilitation of railway roads and artificial railway
constructions.
The construction works are conducted in several directions, including
bridge footing, superstructures, access railroads to the bridge
Zamanlu. They construct abutments and implement and land works in the
right and left sections of the bridge. The first highest bridge span
will be fixed in a month.
SCR selected Armenian construction company "Kamurjshin" (Bridge
construction) as a contractor in reconstruction of bridge through
the gorge Zamanlu.
"It is our first cooperation with SCR. Reconstruction of Zamanlu
bridge is a large project and we will expand our cooperation with SCR",
said Director of Kamurjshin Ruben Khachatryan.
The bridge through the gorge Zamanlu was built in 1898. Its length is
256 m, height - 26 m. The length of the new route of Zamanlu bridge
after reconstruction will be 161 m.
CJSC "South-Caucasian Railway" is a 100% subsidiary of OJSC "Russian
Railways" implementing concession management of CJSC "Armenian
Railways" according to the Concession Agreement signed on February 13,
2008. Term of the concession is 30 years with the right of extension
for another 10 years.
/ARKA/
JUNE 10, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, June 10. /ARKA/. Reconstruction of old Zamanlu railway bridge
will finish in the planned deadlines - 2012, informs press-service of
"South-Caucasian Railway" (SCR) to ARKA.
SCR is reconstructing the bridge since 2010 in the frames of investment
program on rehabilitation of railway roads and artificial railway
constructions.
The construction works are conducted in several directions, including
bridge footing, superstructures, access railroads to the bridge
Zamanlu. They construct abutments and implement and land works in the
right and left sections of the bridge. The first highest bridge span
will be fixed in a month.
SCR selected Armenian construction company "Kamurjshin" (Bridge
construction) as a contractor in reconstruction of bridge through
the gorge Zamanlu.
"It is our first cooperation with SCR. Reconstruction of Zamanlu
bridge is a large project and we will expand our cooperation with SCR",
said Director of Kamurjshin Ruben Khachatryan.
The bridge through the gorge Zamanlu was built in 1898. Its length is
256 m, height - 26 m. The length of the new route of Zamanlu bridge
after reconstruction will be 161 m.
CJSC "South-Caucasian Railway" is a 100% subsidiary of OJSC "Russian
Railways" implementing concession management of CJSC "Armenian
Railways" according to the Concession Agreement signed on February 13,
2008. Term of the concession is 30 years with the right of extension
for another 10 years.