Potholes spark outrage in Yerevan

ArmInfo. Nine cars suffered flat tires on a small stretch of road in Yerevan due to the carelessness of the Armenian capital's authorities, as reported on Facebook  by Mesrop Manukyan, a member of the Yerevan City Hall Council of Elders from the "Mother Armenia" faction. He also posted video evidence to support his claims.

Manukyan explained that the damage to the vehicles, in particular the  flat tires, was caused by massive potholes resulting from damages to  the road surface. "This is what happens  when a city is 'ownerless,'"  he noted, rhetorically asking Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan, "Who  destroyed the roads?"

"Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, is it normal for you that  anyone can destroy Yerevan's central streets, and that city residents  find themselves in this situation? In this video alone, nine cars had  flat tires due to the poor road conditions," Manukyan concluded.

It should be noted that the roads in Yerevan are in dire condition.  Citizens have been complaining about the huge potholes that have  formed on the city's roads due to the inaction of the Yerevan City  Hall. Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan, responding to citizens'  discontent, assured that the roads began to deteriorate because they  were treated with salt. However, Yerevan residents remember well that  the city authorities didn't bother to treat the roads with chemicals  when it snowed.

Recall, in February, Yerevan Deputy Mayor Armen Pambukhchyan, in  response to journalists' questions, stated that the Yerevan City Hall  doesn't have a set procedure for compensating drivers whose cars were  damaged due to potholes. He also attributed the current situation on  Yerevan's roads to contractors, who, according to him, are not  carrying out their work properly. It should be noted that the 2026  budget allocates over 100 billion drams for road construction and  repair programs.