Transport minister demands that defects in North-South highway be eliminated
26.10.2017,
15:38
Armenia’s transport, communications and information technology minister Vahan Martirosyan and vice president of Sinohydro Corporation, Xion Lixin, discussed today the elimination of defects revealed on the Talin-Lanjik and Lanjik-Gyumri sections of the North-South Highway.
YEREVAN, October 26. /ARKA/. Armenia’s transport, communications and information technology minister Vahan Martirosyan and vice president of Sinohydro Corporation, Xion Lixin, discussed today the elimination of defects revealed on the Talin-Lanjik and Lanjik-Gyumri sections of the North-South Highway. The Chinese company is involved in the North-South Road Construction Project.
"The construction of the North-South Highway is of great importance being in the center of attention of the Armenian president and the government and any deviation in quality is impermissible," Martirosyan said. The minister noted that the companies controlling the construction process have revealed a number of defects which need to be eliminated quickly.
"We will continue to closely monitor the construction. We are also ready to discuss at any time the problems that arise and help resolve them. We hope that further cooperation will be more effective," he said. In turn, Lixin noted that the company is ready to eliminate all defects that may be revealed.
According to an earlier government’s decision, the construction of the second section of the road stretching from Ashtarak to Talin was extended by 27 months (from June 30, 2017 to September 14, 2019), and the construction of the third section running from Talin to Gyumri was prolonged by 21 months (from December 31, 2017 to September 14 2019).
In late September communications and information technology Vahan Martirosyan said the total cost of building the North-South highway stretching from Armenia’s south to the north may exceed $2 billion.
The goal of 556 km-long North-South Transport Corridor project is to upgrade Armenia’s main corridor road as part of a broader thrust to improve connectivity, and boost trade, growth and livelihood opportunities in the Caucasus and Central Asia sub-regions. The first two sections of the North-South transport corridor opened in December 2015. The first section that stretches from Yerevan to Artashat has become a six-lane road, while the second section which is from Yerevan to Ashtarak has become four-lane road.
The transport corridor will stretch from the southern Armenian town of Meghri, on the border with Iran, to Bavra in the north on the border with Georgia. The North-South transport corridor will enable Armenia to mitigate the effects of the blockade imposed by Azerbaijan and Turkey. -0-
"The construction of the North-South Highway is of great importance being in the center of attention of the Armenian president and the government and any deviation in quality is impermissible," Martirosyan said. The minister noted that the companies controlling the construction process have revealed a number of defects which need to be eliminated quickly.
"We will continue to closely monitor the construction. We are also ready to discuss at any time the problems that arise and help resolve them. We hope that further cooperation will be more effective," he said. In turn, Lixin noted that the company is ready to eliminate all defects that may be revealed.
According to an earlier government’s decision, the construction of the second section of the road stretching from Ashtarak to Talin was extended by 27 months (from June 30, 2017 to September 14, 2019), and the construction of the third section running from Talin to Gyumri was prolonged by 21 months (from December 31, 2017 to September 14 2019).
In late September communications and information technology Vahan Martirosyan said the total cost of building the North-South highway stretching from Armenia’s south to the north may exceed $2 billion.
The goal of 556 km-long North-South Transport Corridor project is to upgrade Armenia’s main corridor road as part of a broader thrust to improve connectivity, and boost trade, growth and livelihood opportunities in the Caucasus and Central Asia sub-regions. The first two sections of the North-South transport corridor opened in December 2015. The first section that stretches from Yerevan to Artashat has become a six-lane road, while the second section which is from Yerevan to Ashtarak has become four-lane road.
The transport corridor will stretch from the southern Armenian town of Meghri, on the border with Iran, to Bavra in the north on the border with Georgia. The North-South transport corridor will enable Armenia to mitigate the effects of the blockade imposed by Azerbaijan and Turkey. -0-
