Redesign of bridges of "Reconstruction of about 21 km road from Agarak to Vardanidzor; Construction of about 11 km road from Vardanidzor to tunnel exit (Trench 4)

Start date: 23-October-2023

Due date: 22-October-2026

Status: In progress

Technical area:

Transportation – Road, Bridges & Highways

Background

“North-South Road Corridor Investment Program” is a major infrastructure project (NSRCIP project) which aims at connecting the Southern border of Armenia with its Northern point by means of the 556 km-long Meghri-Yerevan-Bavra highway by reducing it to about 86 km and reaching up 470 km. This project consists of 6 Tranches.

Tranche no. 4 is the southern part of the North-South corridor and it consists of 3 main parts and 8 subsections in total. It begins from the town of Artashat and ends at the mutual border between the Republic of Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Lot 1 of Tranche no. 4 (this contract) consists of the following parts:

-21 km (5km+16km) of road from Agarak to Vardanidzor (Section IV.3) and about 11 km of road from Vardanidzor to the tunnel exit

-17 Bridges

-2 Tunnels

-5 Interchanges

-6 Overpasses

-18 Retaining walls

-17 Culverts

Roles

Road construction and reconstruction
Road infrastructure
Tunnel construction
Water transfer culverts