460 new elevators installed in Yerevan 

ArmInfo In Yerevan, 460 out of 500 elevators have already been replaced.

According to the press service of the Yerevan Municipality, 4.6  billion drams have been allocated from the community budget for the  implementation of the program. The capital's municipality also  reminded that the elevators installed in apartment buildings have a  history of more than 40 years.

"As a result of the programs implemented in recent years, about 2,000  elevators have already been replaced with new ones. The installed  elevators are fully adapted for people with visual, hearing and  musculoskeletal disabilities," the municipality said in a statement.

Programs to replace elevator equipment in Yerevan started back in  2019. In 2020, a decision was made to replace 500 elevators, with  plans to complete the program by the end of the year. As reported by  the city hall, the cost of the pilot project to replace 20 elevators  was 19 million drams, financed by the community. 

To modernize the entire elevator stock of the Armenian capital and  other cities, the city hall received proposals from Belarusian and  Russian companies to organize an assembly production, which would  significantly reduce costs and increase the efficiency of the  program.