Photos: What the new Argavand-Shirak road section looks like, the Prime Minister attended the opening

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the opening ceremony of the new Argavand-Shirak road section in Yerevan. This was reported by the Government of Armenia.

The event was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan, Yerevan Mayor Hrachya Sargsyan, Asian Development Bank Vice President Shikhin Chen, and other officials.

A contract for the construction of the road section was signed on July 16, 2019, between the Yerevan City Municipality and the Spanish company "Levantina Ingenieria Constructcion." The contract value is $26 million. Works began on September 6, 2019.

The Argavand-Shirak road section is part of Yerevan's western ring road and connects the Malatia-Sebastia and Shengavit administrative districts of Yerevan.

The total length of the road is 2.7 km, with an average width of 26 meters. The road section also includes a metal bridge over the Hrazdan River, which is 252 meters long and 28 meters wide, as well as one junction at the intersection of Isakov and Babajanyan streets. A roundabout with circular traffic has been constructed at the junction with Shirak Street.

All utilities in the road's impact zone have been relocated, and underground communication pipes have been installed under the sidewalks. Energy-efficient LED lighting fixtures have been installed in the external lighting systems.

As part of the construction of the Argavand-Shirak road section, compensation was provided to 26 households, amounting to approximately 265 million drams.