ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Dec 28 2007
Armenia’s president opens overpass, tunnel in Yerevan
YEREVAN, December 28. /ARKA/. The opening ceremony of an overpass on
the Barekamutyun (Friendship) Square and tunnel on the crossroads of
Orbeli-Baghramyan took place today in Yerevan. `I am sure that every
year we should realize programs that will make better our capital
city,’ RA President Robert Kocharian said during the event.
According to the RA President, large-scale construction will continue
in Yerevan. `Yerevan is richer than we think,’ President Kocharian
said.
He believes social programs implemented in Yerevan will help reduce
poverty in the city.
According to Yerevan’s Mayor Yervand Zahkaryan, the newly opened
transport centers will improve the city traffic. `The new traffic
centers
Barghramyan-Kasyan-Kievyan-Baghramyan-Orbeli were designed in the
1980s, but we were able to implement the project only now,’ he said.
`Our architects have done a tremendous job and have given the
Armenian capital an architectural complex built with great
responsibility.’
Zakharyan pointed out that the newly built 226km long and nine meters
wide overpass on the Barekamutyun Square has seven openings. He
believes the overpass will help improve traffic on the crossroads of
Baghramyan-Proshyan, Kievyan Street and Komitas Avenue.
AMD 1.8bln ($5.9mln) was allocated from the RA state budget for the
traffic centre construction. AMD19.4bln ($63.9mln) was spent for
beautification of Yerevan. Z. Sh. -0–