NO EARTHQUAKE EFFECT ON BAKU-TBILISI-KARS RAILWAY
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Sept 8 2009
Armenia
The September 8 earthquake in Georgia did not affect the construction
of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway or the operation of the Georgian
railway, stated Nadir Mamedov, Head of the press service, Azerbaijani
Railways CJSC.
"We have not received any information on problems with construction,"
he said.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway is to connect the railway networks of
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, bypassing Armenia. The project is
estimated at U.S. $600 millions and is to be completed by 2010.
The RA National Seismic Protection Service told NEWS.am that a
Richter magnitude 8 earthquake was registered in Georgia, followed by
a grade 6 aftershock. Intensity 3-4 shocks were registered in Gyumri,
Vanadzor and Noyemberyan, Armenia.
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