First 300-meter section of Yerevan’s Saralanji traffic center put into exploitation
22.09.2007,
02:18
The first 300-meter section of Yerevan’s Saralanji traffic center was put into exploitation on Friday, Yervand Zakharyan, the city mayor, said Friday at a press conference.
YEREVAN, September 21. /ARKA/. The first 300-meter section of Yerevan’s Saralanji traffic center was put into exploitation on Friday, Yervand Zakharyan, the city mayor, said Friday at a press conference.
Saralanji is a quite complicated traffic junction, which will be constructed for relieving traffic in the center of the city.
“We have managed to put this section into exploitation in due time”, he said expressing gratitude to American entrepreneur Kerk Kerkorian, who is Lincy Foundation founder, for funding this project.
Zakharyan said the traffic center construction will be completed in September or October 2008.
Eduard Bezoyan, the director of the implementation of Lincy Foundation’s road construction programs, said AMD 200 million (about 600 thousand) was spent for the first section construction.
Total cost of Saralanji highway construction project is $15 million. Its length is 2.5 kilometers.
Lincy’s first program worth $150 million was under implementation in 2001 to 2003.
Another, $60-million program is being implemented now. The program consists of three projects – road construction worth $20 million, Yerevan roads repair worth $20 million and schools repair taking the same amount. M.V.-0---
Saralanji is a quite complicated traffic junction, which will be constructed for relieving traffic in the center of the city.
“We have managed to put this section into exploitation in due time”, he said expressing gratitude to American entrepreneur Kerk Kerkorian, who is Lincy Foundation founder, for funding this project.
Zakharyan said the traffic center construction will be completed in September or October 2008.
Eduard Bezoyan, the director of the implementation of Lincy Foundation’s road construction programs, said AMD 200 million (about 600 thousand) was spent for the first section construction.
Total cost of Saralanji highway construction project is $15 million. Its length is 2.5 kilometers.
Lincy’s first program worth $150 million was under implementation in 2001 to 2003.
Another, $60-million program is being implemented now. The program consists of three projects – road construction worth $20 million, Yerevan roads repair worth $20 million and schools repair taking the same amount. M.V.-0---
