Thursday, September 5 2024 14:49

ArmInfo.The Armenian authorities want to build a new bridge in Akhtala to replace the  previous one, which was destroyed as a result of a powerful flood on May 25-26 of this year.

At a meeting on September 5, the government of the republic approved  a draft resolution on the withdrawal of two metal structures from the  balance sheet of South Caucasus Railway CJSC.

As noted in the justification for the draft resolution, these  structures were assigned to SCR under a concession agreement. Both  structures are located in the area of the Kaltakhchi railway station  in the Lori region and are not used by the company. Meanwhile, they  are necessary for the construction of a new bridge to replace the  Akhtala bridge, which was destroyed as a result of a flood in the  Lori region.

The project, as emphasized in the justification, does not provide for  changes in the current policy implemented in the field of railway  transport. Let us recall that on May 26, a flood occurred in the  north of Armenia, caused by heavy rainfall, torrential rain and the  overflow of the Debed and Aghstev rivers, which led to significant  destruction of infrastructure and the death of four people.

According to information provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs  of the Republic, the disaster damaged roads, bridges and railways. In  order to eliminate the consequences of the disaster, an operational  group was formed under the leadership of the Minister of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan.