Asphalt carpet is being laid along the Lanjik-Gyumri section under  the North-South 

ArmInfo. Asphalt carpet is being laid along the Lanjik-Gyumri section under the North-South road construction programme (Tranche 3). The Road Department Fund reports  that a 100-meter section is being covered now, and the work will be  continued after lab tests show positive results. 

A 31-km section of the 556-km-long North-South motorway has so far  been constructed. 

Since 2009, Armenia's government has signed three loan agreements  with international partners to implement the $541mln worth programme. 

Armenia's government signed a loan agreement with the European  Investment Bank in November 2013.  the France-based consulting  company Eegis and Sinohydro, a Chinese state-owned hydropower  engineering and construction company, carried out design work. 

The European Investment Bank allocated EUR 60mln, the EU  Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) granted EUR 12mln and  Armenia's government allocated a total of EUR 16.2mln for the  Lanjik-Gyumri section (23km).