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PASSIONS OVER UNFINISHED METRO LINE RISE AS YEREVAN MAYORAL POLLS DRAW NEAR
10:52 ~U 17.04.13
The unfinished subway vaults in capital Yerevan are a heritage from
the late-Soviet era that have to be completed and put into operation,
a former mayor of Yerevan now running for the City Council as an
opposition candidate said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the local TV channel Kentron, Vahagn Khachatryan (Armenian
National Congress) explained that the unfinished metro lines' idle
state is unacceptable and inexplicable in terms of facilitating the
transport communication in the capital. He said that the territory
where the vaults were dug later came to be replenished with private
houses which covered the subway line.
The line was designed to connect the Barekamutyun subway station to
the administrative district of Ajapnyak. Asked to comment on the
feasibility of such a plan given that the houses are a private
property difficult to pull down, Khachatryan said that the situation
demands the exceptional approach for declaring the territory as the
state's prevailing interest.
All the political forces running for the City Council promise in their
election platforms to replenish or modernize the Yerevan metro line.
In further comments to Tert.am, Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Kamo Areyan
said he considers the statement strange given that all subway stations
are normally built underground. "All stations have apartment blocks
and public buildings overground. This shouldn't be something new," he
said, considering the issue of trivial importance.
Areyan added that the negotiations with banks over the metro line
construction project have helped find and propose new project
solutions. "More effective routes will be selected, depending on the
population's demand," he said.
Commenting on the remark, Khachatryan questioned the sensibility of
such an approach. "There were no buildings on the territory I
mentioned. So the fact cannot but be considered," he told our
correspondent, noting that the presence of building will require a
different kind of project proposing new expenses.
Apart from the metro line modernization, Khachatryan also proposes a
serious plan for re-establishing the tram communication in Yerevan,
considering it an ecologically purer and comfortable means of
transport, imparting a unique coloring to the city.
Asked whether the Republican has such an intention, Areyan said they
consider small- and medium-sized passenger buses the most effective
transport means for Yerevan. He downplayed his contender's remark
about the coloring, saying the task of meeting the public demands
admits of no emotions.
Armenian News - Tert.am
10:52 ~U 17.04.13
The unfinished subway vaults in capital Yerevan are a heritage from
the late-Soviet era that have to be completed and put into operation,
a former mayor of Yerevan now running for the City Council as an
opposition candidate said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the local TV channel Kentron, Vahagn Khachatryan (Armenian
National Congress) explained that the unfinished metro lines' idle
state is unacceptable and inexplicable in terms of facilitating the
transport communication in the capital. He said that the territory
where the vaults were dug later came to be replenished with private
houses which covered the subway line.
The line was designed to connect the Barekamutyun subway station to
the administrative district of Ajapnyak. Asked to comment on the
feasibility of such a plan given that the houses are a private
property difficult to pull down, Khachatryan said that the situation
demands the exceptional approach for declaring the territory as the
state's prevailing interest.
All the political forces running for the City Council promise in their
election platforms to replenish or modernize the Yerevan metro line.
In further comments to Tert.am, Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Kamo Areyan
said he considers the statement strange given that all subway stations
are normally built underground. "All stations have apartment blocks
and public buildings overground. This shouldn't be something new," he
said, considering the issue of trivial importance.
Areyan added that the negotiations with banks over the metro line
construction project have helped find and propose new project
solutions. "More effective routes will be selected, depending on the
population's demand," he said.
Commenting on the remark, Khachatryan questioned the sensibility of
such an approach. "There were no buildings on the territory I
mentioned. So the fact cannot but be considered," he told our
correspondent, noting that the presence of building will require a
different kind of project proposing new expenses.
Apart from the metro line modernization, Khachatryan also proposes a
serious plan for re-establishing the tram communication in Yerevan,
considering it an ecologically purer and comfortable means of
transport, imparting a unique coloring to the city.
Asked whether the Republican has such an intention, Areyan said they
consider small- and medium-sized passenger buses the most effective
transport means for Yerevan. He downplayed his contender's remark
about the coloring, saying the task of meeting the public demands
admits of no emotions.
Armenian News - Tert.am