North-South transport corridor construction to kick off in March-April 2011June 28, 2010 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan said that a Project Implementation Unit for the construction of North-South transport corridor was established in March 2010. The first stage of design works will be completed in July 2010, after which a tender will be announced to define the contractor, Vardanyan told journalists on June 28. “The construction of North-South transport corridor is planned to be started in March-April 2011. 18.4km-long section of Yerevan-Ashtarak four-lane road will be restored during the first stage. Besides, the safety of Yerevan-Artashat road will be improved,” said Vardanyan. The Minister informed that a $90mln loan agreement is envisaged to be signed with the Asian Development bank for the second stage of the program, out of which $13mln will be allocated by the Armenian government. Ashtarak-Talin four-lane road with total length of 40km will be constructed as part of this program. “Currently, programs on alienation of lands and population settlement are being clarified,” he said. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |