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VARDENIS-MARTAKERT: ROAD CONSTRUCTION SUPPORTED BY PAN-ARMENIAN CHARITY BOOSTS ECONOMIC LIFE IN ADJACENT COMMUNITIES
ECONOMY | 27.11.14 | 10:33
http://armenianow.com/economy/58829/armenia_telethon_2014_construction_road_vardenis_m artakert
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
RELATED NEWS
Telethon 2014 to benefit construction of Vardenis-Martakert Highway
The construction of the strategic Vardenis-Martakert road linking
Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, apart from providing an additional land
connection between the two Armenian republics, has also economically
boosted the towns and villages through which it is passing.
The project is being carried out due to means raised by the Hayastan
All-Armenian Fund and today's Telethon is also aimed at raising money
for the completion of the construction.
Of the $22 million raised by the Fund in 2013, $12 million were
allocated for the construction of the Vardenis-Martakert Highway, which
has a total length of about 116 kilometers and a width of ten meters,
seven of which will be comprised of asphalted surfaces. With funds
raised during the 2013 Telethon, the first phase of the project was
kicked off in early 2014 and is slated to be completed by year's end.
"To date, crews have performed earthwork and installed all required
engineering systems and fittings including drainage grates and pipes,
embankments, crash barriers, and retaining walls. Crews have also
built or refurbished a total of 17 big and small bridges, including
abutments, along the route. Currently sidewalks are being built in
sections of the highway that pass through towns and villages," the
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund said in a recent statement.
Close to 12 kilometers of the highway's Vardenis-Karvachar segment
have already been asphalted. The next segment, up till Martakert,
is currently paved with gravel and is suitable for car traffic. With
proceeds from the 2014 Telethon, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
intends to complete the asphalting of the entire highway as well as
install all remaining safety and navigation components, including
traffic signs and lane marks.
Speaking at a gala organized as part of Telethon 24 in Los Angeles
on November 23, Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan described the
construction of the Vardenis-Martakert road as a project that has
a key strategic and social-economic significance for the entire
Armenian nation.
When completed, the highway will function as an additional lifeline
between Armenia and Artsakh, helping boost the economies and
specifically tourism industries of the twin republics, with the
22 large and small communities which dot the length of the highway
becoming the main beneficiaries of increased economic activity.
Volodya Khloyan, the mayor of the town of Vardenis in Armenia's
Gegharkunik province, told ArmeniaNow that many local residents have
been engaged in the activities connected with the construction of
the road, which has boosted social and economic life of the community.
"The construction of the road is a welcome step. It also provides
people with jobs. The town is also becoming livelier in terms of
business. People come, they want to have land here for construction
of kiosks, recreational areas. This activity has been noticeable over
the past year," Khlolyan said.
Six organizations which have won in corresponding tenders are
engaged in the construction of the entire road. It was decided to
engage Karabakh constructors in the process not only for solving the
problem of employment, but also for taxes to be paid to the budget
of Nagorno-Karabakh.
From: A. Papazian
ECONOMY | 27.11.14 | 10:33
http://armenianow.com/economy/58829/armenia_telethon_2014_construction_road_vardenis_m artakert
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
RELATED NEWS
Telethon 2014 to benefit construction of Vardenis-Martakert Highway
The construction of the strategic Vardenis-Martakert road linking
Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, apart from providing an additional land
connection between the two Armenian republics, has also economically
boosted the towns and villages through which it is passing.
The project is being carried out due to means raised by the Hayastan
All-Armenian Fund and today's Telethon is also aimed at raising money
for the completion of the construction.
Of the $22 million raised by the Fund in 2013, $12 million were
allocated for the construction of the Vardenis-Martakert Highway, which
has a total length of about 116 kilometers and a width of ten meters,
seven of which will be comprised of asphalted surfaces. With funds
raised during the 2013 Telethon, the first phase of the project was
kicked off in early 2014 and is slated to be completed by year's end.
"To date, crews have performed earthwork and installed all required
engineering systems and fittings including drainage grates and pipes,
embankments, crash barriers, and retaining walls. Crews have also
built or refurbished a total of 17 big and small bridges, including
abutments, along the route. Currently sidewalks are being built in
sections of the highway that pass through towns and villages," the
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund said in a recent statement.
Close to 12 kilometers of the highway's Vardenis-Karvachar segment
have already been asphalted. The next segment, up till Martakert,
is currently paved with gravel and is suitable for car traffic. With
proceeds from the 2014 Telethon, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
intends to complete the asphalting of the entire highway as well as
install all remaining safety and navigation components, including
traffic signs and lane marks.
Speaking at a gala organized as part of Telethon 24 in Los Angeles
on November 23, Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan described the
construction of the Vardenis-Martakert road as a project that has
a key strategic and social-economic significance for the entire
Armenian nation.
When completed, the highway will function as an additional lifeline
between Armenia and Artsakh, helping boost the economies and
specifically tourism industries of the twin republics, with the
22 large and small communities which dot the length of the highway
becoming the main beneficiaries of increased economic activity.
Volodya Khloyan, the mayor of the town of Vardenis in Armenia's
Gegharkunik province, told ArmeniaNow that many local residents have
been engaged in the activities connected with the construction of
the road, which has boosted social and economic life of the community.
"The construction of the road is a welcome step. It also provides
people with jobs. The town is also becoming livelier in terms of
business. People come, they want to have land here for construction
of kiosks, recreational areas. This activity has been noticeable over
the past year," Khlolyan said.
Six organizations which have won in corresponding tenders are
engaged in the construction of the entire road. It was decided to
engage Karabakh constructors in the process not only for solving the
problem of employment, but also for taxes to be paid to the budget
of Nagorno-Karabakh.
From: A. Papazian