The condition of the republic's roads will improve.

The government has made a decision to improve the condition of roads in the Republic of Armenia. It is planned to redistribute 1.69 billion drams from the funds allocated to the ministry for road reconstruction and to allocate an additional 3 billion drams from the funds provided under the Armenian government (a total of 4.69 billion drams) for the reconstruction of the road sections mentioned below, as well as for the provision of technical and authorial supervision services, project preparation, cost estimation, and procurement of expertise services. The total length of the roads included in the decision is 32.7 km, of which 3.5 km are international significance roads, 9.6 km are republican significance roads, and 19.6 km are regional (local) significance roads.

 

As noted by the Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, David Khudatyan, a significant portion of the regional-local significance roads are those leading to schools.

 

The Prime Minister presented the roads included in the decision. Thus, the construction of a 0.86 km road section leading to a new stationary weighing station for heavy and large-sized vehicles near the Anghekakot intersection on the Yeghegnadzor-Sisian road section (the work is planned to start and finish in 2026), the reconstruction of a 6.8 km road section from the Mikhaivloka intersection to the Gogavan customs (the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a collapsed section of about 200 m passing through the administrative territory of the town of Akhtala on the Vanadzor (M-3 intersection) – Alaverdi – Armenia border (Bagratashen) road (the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a 0.6 km section of the road leading from the end of the city of Gyumri to the Armenia border (the work is planned to start and finish in 2026), the reconstruction of a 66.8 km section of the road leading from Yenokavan to Karmirgyugh and Jujavan (the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a 22.3 km section of the road leading from Kayani to Aygepar (the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a 2.1 km section leading from the village of Jrashen to the Nubarashen administrative district of Yerevan (the work is planned to start and finish in 2026), the reconstruction of a 2.6 km section of the road leading from Gay to Aknashen (the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a 2.7 km section of the road leading from Gay to Hovtashat (the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a 2.4 km section of the road leading from Gavar to Noratus (the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a 6.2 km section of the road leading from Mets Masrik to Kakhakn (school road, the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a 4.9 km section connecting the villages of Shenavan and Arevashogh to the Spitak-Gyumri road (school road, the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a 2.9 km section of the road leading from Norashen to Arzni (school road, the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a 0.7 km section of the Spitak-Vanadzor road leading to Karadzor, a 4.1 km section leading to Ghursal, and a 0.1 km section leading to the Ghursal school (school road, the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a 0.2 km section leading from Hrazdan to Marmik and a 1.1 km section leading to Meghradzor, as well as a 1.0 km section leading to the Meghradzor school (school road, the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), the reconstruction of a 3 km section leading from Goh to Geghard and a 0.3 km section leading to the Goh school (school road, the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), and the reconstruction of a 6.5 km section of the road leading from the Yeghegnadzor-Vaik road to Zedea (the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts), and the reconstruction of a 0.6 km section leading from the 40th km of the Goris-Tegh road to the military unit (Karashen) (the work is planned to be carried out in separate parts).

 

 

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