After its start it was declared several times that the highway will be closed for heavy traffic.
According to the Sustainable Urban Development Project the reconstruction and expansion works of the Artashat highway were launched at the beginning of this year.
After its start it was declared several times that the highway will be closed for heavy traffic. The municipality made the declaration about closing the highway in April but in fact it was closed a few days ago.
The end of the construction is intended to be in July 2016. According to the claim of the deputy mayor Vahe Nikoyan the temporarily blocking the road was a necessity, though the only aim was ensuring the safe traffic.
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