Prime Minister`s visit to Lori region of Armenia

ArmInfo.  On May 2, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Lori region  to familiarize himself with both completed and ongoing programs.

As reported by the press service of the RA government, Nikol  Pashinyan was presented with the first repaired road on St.  Petersburg Street in Vanadzor, funded by 553 million drams  from the state budget. As a result of the project, 1.8 km of the road were repaired.  Following this, the Prime Minister visited Khachatur Abovyan Primary School No. 9 in Vanadzor, where he viewed the newly constructed school gym. The government has allocated 224 million drams for the implementation of the program. Nikol Pashinyan also visited cottage-type kindergarten No. 8 in Vanadzor, where the  second stage of  construction was underway. The total cost of the subsidy program was about 306 million drams, of which 214 million drams were allocated by the government. As a result of the program, a new kindergarten for 180 children was constructed in the village.

The head of state was also presented with the reconstructed section of the interstate highway (M-3) Vanadzor-Spitak. The total cost of the project was about 3 billion drams,  allocated from the state budget.  As a result, 11.84 km of roads were repaired. In Spitak, the Prime Minister inspected the newly built nursery - a modular kindergarten for 144 children, and got acquainted with the created  conditions. The total cost of the project was about 851 million drams.

Nikol Pashinyan's next stop was in the Gargar community, where he was presented with the progress of the construction of the educational complex. The total cost of the project is 1 billion 947 million drams. As a result, a new educational complex will be built in Gargar, consisting of a secondary school for 200 students and a kindergarten for 80 students. The project was launched in 2024 and is scheduled to be completed in 2026.  Then the Prime Minister visited the newly built primary school #3 in Stepanavan. The total cost of the project was 1 billion 543 million drams. The school is designed for 432 students. It is included in the RA government's program for  the construction, renovation or reconstruction of 300 schools by 2026. In Stepanavan, the head of state viewed the progress of a construction project in the Ashotaberd district, costing 9 billion 678 million drams and creating a new residential area with 15 buildings  in the community. It was noted that the project was launched in 2024, and its completion is scheduled for 2028.  Nikol Pashinyan also got acquainted with the progress of renovation at school No. 1. The total cost of the project is 231 million drams. The renovated school is designed for 522 students. The school is included in the RA government's program for the repair, construction and reconstruction of 300 schools in 2026. The work is scheduled to be completed in the coming months.

In  Hagva, a newly built secondary school was visited. The government had allocated 816 million drams for the implementation of the program. Within the framework of the road construction programs, Pashinyan was presented with the works on the M-6 Vanadzor-Alaverdi interstate highway. The total cost of the project was 977 million drams. As a result, 0.611 km of the road at the Odzun intersection was restored and improved.  Then the head of state visited the  "Sanain Station" microdistrict in Alaverdi, where a temporary metal bridge was installed. It was noted that the cost of installing the bridge was 48 million drams. The Prime Minister was also shown the bridge reconstruction works at the first kilometer of the M-6 national highway.  The total cost of the project was 105 million drams. As a result of the project, a 117.7 m long bridge was completely reconstructed. Next, Nikol Pashinyan was briefed on the medium repair works on a 7.54 km section of the H-22 interstate highway. The total cost of the project was about 295 million drams, allocated from the state budget.

The Prime Minister's final stop was the village of Pambak, where he visited the "Mountree" hotel, built through private investment. He inspected the hotel complex and learned about the investments. It is noted that the hotel was constructed in 2021-2024, with an  investment volume of about $ 8 million.