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Street Tending: City Hall explains progress, concerns, of mass
roadwork in capital
Society | 04.10.13 | 15:29
Photo: www.yerevan.am
By Siranuysh Gevorgyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
Yerevan municipality reports that by late October the asphalting
ongoing since summer will be completed by 90 percent. As a result 450
streets will enjoy a fresh coat of asphalt, the construction and
improvement department says.
`A total of 19.5 billion drams ($48.2 million) has been allotted to
construction, repair and asphalting of the central streets in the
city, which covers 2.5 million square meters of asphalting for dirt
roads, pavement repair, hole- and crack-filling, as well as
installation of edging stones to mark the pavements, re-installation
of the old, manhole covers and storm drain correction,' the
municipality responded to ArmeniaNow's written inquiry.
The asphalting in Yerevan has raised numerous questions this year as
well as stirred suspicions, because streets appearing to be in good
service have been under repair while outlying neighborhoods are in
worse shape. This fact caused also Council of Elders' Hello, Yerevan
faction leader Anahit Bakhshyan's suspicions, who has been voicing the
issue since summer, in particular stressing that rather than repairing
streets that are already in good shape, those in the suburbs, pocked
with holes, could have used some improvement.
In this concern the municipality reports that Yerevan Jur and Armenian
Electric Networks LLCs have carried out the repair of underground
communication networks at the central streets of the capital, namely
Arshakunyats, Bagratunyats, Sebastia, Nalbandyan, Abovyan, Pushkin
streets and avenues, and others, resulting in the emergence of
numerous holes. And besides, the listed streets have not undergone
capital repair since a decade ago.
`Considering the importance of the given streets, the traffic overload
and the consequent fact that the asphalt cover had worn-out, it was
decided that the streets needed a total repair,' the municipality
stated, grounding the choice, adding that the streets in suburbs have
not been neglected either, some have been repaired there as well.
As for the poor street water drainage system in Yerevan, leaving
streets in the capital completely under water during heavy spring and
fall rainstorms, City Hall says this year Yerevan Jur has built and
repaired 838 linear meters of street gutters, and in the streets where
asphalt work was being done, simultaneously 38 new storm drains were
installed, as well as the manhole covers in the targeted areas have
been repaired, or replaced with new ones.
http://armenianow.com/society/48970/yerevan_municipality_road_construction
roadwork in capital
Society | 04.10.13 | 15:29
Photo: www.yerevan.am
By Siranuysh Gevorgyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
Yerevan municipality reports that by late October the asphalting
ongoing since summer will be completed by 90 percent. As a result 450
streets will enjoy a fresh coat of asphalt, the construction and
improvement department says.
`A total of 19.5 billion drams ($48.2 million) has been allotted to
construction, repair and asphalting of the central streets in the
city, which covers 2.5 million square meters of asphalting for dirt
roads, pavement repair, hole- and crack-filling, as well as
installation of edging stones to mark the pavements, re-installation
of the old, manhole covers and storm drain correction,' the
municipality responded to ArmeniaNow's written inquiry.
The asphalting in Yerevan has raised numerous questions this year as
well as stirred suspicions, because streets appearing to be in good
service have been under repair while outlying neighborhoods are in
worse shape. This fact caused also Council of Elders' Hello, Yerevan
faction leader Anahit Bakhshyan's suspicions, who has been voicing the
issue since summer, in particular stressing that rather than repairing
streets that are already in good shape, those in the suburbs, pocked
with holes, could have used some improvement.
In this concern the municipality reports that Yerevan Jur and Armenian
Electric Networks LLCs have carried out the repair of underground
communication networks at the central streets of the capital, namely
Arshakunyats, Bagratunyats, Sebastia, Nalbandyan, Abovyan, Pushkin
streets and avenues, and others, resulting in the emergence of
numerous holes. And besides, the listed streets have not undergone
capital repair since a decade ago.
`Considering the importance of the given streets, the traffic overload
and the consequent fact that the asphalt cover had worn-out, it was
decided that the streets needed a total repair,' the municipality
stated, grounding the choice, adding that the streets in suburbs have
not been neglected either, some have been repaired there as well.
As for the poor street water drainage system in Yerevan, leaving
streets in the capital completely under water during heavy spring and
fall rainstorms, City Hall says this year Yerevan Jur has built and
repaired 838 linear meters of street gutters, and in the streets where
asphalt work was being done, simultaneously 38 new storm drains were
installed, as well as the manhole covers in the targeted areas have
been repaired, or replaced with new ones.
http://armenianow.com/society/48970/yerevan_municipality_road_construction