  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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
