First Two Sections of the North-South Transport Corridor Open

The opening ceremony of the first two sections of the North-South Transport Corridor (Source: Armenpress)

YEREVAN (Arka)”” December 29 marked the opening of the first two sections of the North-South transport corridor. The first section that stretches from Yerevan to Artashat has become a six-lane road, while the second section which is from Yerevan to Ashtarak has become four-lane road. Both have a 100-110 km/h speed limit and make up a total length of 31 km.

Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian attended the opening ceremony of the transport corridor.

Arthur Sargsyan, the executive director of the state non-commercial organization North-South, said $75 million were spent on the construction of these sections of the road.

“The highway complies with international road speed standards. The advantage of concrete roads over asphalt roads is their durability. The average service life of a concrete road is 20-30 years, while the service life of asphalt roads is 10-15 years,”