YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. This year Yerevan Mayor's Office envisages to implement construction and improvement work, as well as repairs of the outdoor lighting networks of city streets of the total amount of 7 bln 197 mln drams (about 20 mln USD). Frunz Basentsian, Head of the Construction, Improvement and Municipal Economy Department of the mayor's office said at the April 23 press conference that all tenders related to this work have already been held. In his words, 2.3 bln drams has been allocated for asphalt laying of streets, 1.6 bln drams - for reinforcement of 8 accident-prone buildings. Work on repairs of the outdoor lighting system of the total length of 167.5 km in 77 streets will be implemened this year. F. Basentsian said that 3 pedestrian subways and a pedestrian crossing will be built in Isakov Street. Tram-lines in Sebastia, Leningradian and Sasuntsi Davit Streets will be dismantled, and major repair work will be done in Gay Avenue. Major repairs of Yerevan streets will be carried out with community funds as well. It is envisaged to build an irrigation network of 1,700 meters in Shengavit community, that of 1,200 meters - in Ajapniak community of the city.

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