YEREVAN, JUNE 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The construction of Yerevan's Northern Avenue, according to the schedule, will finish by the end of the year. As Karen Davtian, Deputy Yerevan Mayor, reported at the June 18 press conference, construction of some structures adjoining the Avenue will also finish in that period. Touching upon the 2007-2011 mid-term program of construction of transport networks, highways and pedestrian crossings, K. Davtian said that construction activities of underground roads in Vardanants-Khanjian, Khanjian-Tigran Mets streets, as well as high-speed highways without traffic lights in Heratsi-Koryun-Nalbandian-Charents streets have already started. In his words, it is also planned to build an underground passage on the crossroads of Nalbnadian-Isahakian-Alek Manukian streets. In Deputy Mayor's words, construction of apartments for residents of accident-prone houses of 4th degree is underway at present. Four tenement-houses are being built in Malatia-Sebastia and Achapniak communities for that purpose. 270 families will move to new apartments by the end of the year. K. Davtian also said that making inventory has already started in the 30th district being considered a development zone. In his words, 50 out of 250 families residing in the district have already signed contracts with companies implementing development in the district. It was also mentioned that measurement activities of unauthorized constructions built until 2001 are underway at present. In K. Davtian's words, unauthorized constructions built on state landplots are considered state ownership and their fate, to pull down or to privatize, will be decided only after the measurement.

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