"Hardest part has been passed": Yerevan mayor is confident that the Ajapnyak metro station will be built

YEREVAN, June 11. /ARKA/. The Ajapnyak station of the Yerevan metro will be built, the hardest part has been passed, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan said in parliament.

"The project to build a new station is one of the most difficult ones - for the first time in the modern history of Armenia. Two days ago, it underwent a comprehensive examination, which took seven months," Avinyan said on Wednesday during the discussion of the report on the implementation of the state budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2024.

According to him, there has not been such a project in the country for more than 40 years. "It will take some time to implement, but I tirelessly tell you with confidence that this station will be built. All we have to do is competently organize the competition and allocate the appropriate funding, and then hold a competition for technical supervision," Avinyan said.

About the Ajapnyak metro station

Earlier it was reported that the total cost of the Ajapnyak metro station construction program was estimated at approximately $50 million. The Armenian government allocated 750 million drams for the design work, and another 554 million drams were allocated by the capital's mayor's office.

The design and estimate documentation for the station was developed by the winning tender company "Metrogiprotrans" (Russia).

Avinyan previously stated that the developer of this station would be determined by the end of 2025, and construction would begin in 2026.

About the Yerevan Metro

The Yerevan Metro named after Karen Demirchyan was founded in 1981. Currently, there are 10 metro stations in Yerevan. The total length of all metro lines is 13.4 km.