ArmInfo.The Yerevan Municipality continues the process of installing 500 new elevators in multi-apartment buildings.
According to the press service of the mayor's office, as op today, work has been carried out to change 251 elevators in the city. According to the information of the contracted company, the remaining 249 elevators have already been purchased and sent to Armenia. "About 20 elevators have been replaced in Armenia over the past 30 years," the source says.
It should be noted that in Yerevan there are a total of 4666 elevators in high-rise apartment buildings, the overwhelming majority of which are worn out and need to be replaced.
It should be noted that from the side of Belarusian and Russian manufacturers of elevators, the mayor received proposals to open a reciprocal production of elevator equipment, which would significantly reduce its final price, create new jobs and opportunities for their independent maintenance. However, the mayor's office chose to simply buy ready-made elevators. Where the elevator equipment is purchased from and at what prices the Yerevan Municipality does not report.