STRICT CONTROL EXERCISED TO IMPROVE CONDITION OF YEREVAN PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
YEREVAN, JUNE 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan public transport new route
network will be worked out until 2011. As Karen Yedigarian, Acting
Director of Yerevantrans CJSC, reported at the June 11 press
conference, terms of contracts signed between companies serving
microbus routes and Yerevan Mayor’s Office expire in 2011. In his
words, after that the number of microbuses operating in the routes will
be reduced by nearly 1000 and the number of medium capacity buses will
be increased by nearly 700.
K. Yedigarian also said that 20 trolley-buses will be brought each year
in 2008-2010. So, the number of trolley-bus routes will be increased.
He said that Yerevan Mayor’s Office jointly with RA Police and RA Tax
Inspection exercises strict control to improve the condition of
Yerevan’s public transport. 596 cases of parking of another means of
transport at public transport stops were registered in January-May, and
administrative fine amounting to 20 thousand drams was imposed on their
drivers.
It was mentioned that since April 1, administrative fines are being
used to mircobus drivers for smoking, speaking by mobile phones and
loud music in the cars: for the first time the driver is fined in the
amount of 25 thousand drams, for the second time 50 thousand drams and
for the third time is dismissed. In K. Yedigarian’s words, 150 cases of
such violations have been already registered.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
