Pashinyan highlights strategic road upgrades

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday said his administration implemented road projects of strategic importance and constructed or repaired a total of 4,735 kilometers of roads since taking office in 2018 and throughout 2025.

Of the 4,735 kilometers, 1,346 were implemented under subvention programs, he said.

Presenting the 2025 report on the government’s action plan to parliament, Pashinyan recalled that in the past there were problems on the country’s key highways, citing the condition of the Bagratashen–Yerevan, Yerevan–Goris, Yerevan–Meghri, Yerevan–Gyumri, and Yerevan–Vanadzor roads.

According to the prime minister, strategic road construction projects that had been discussed for decades have now been implemented.

“The Ashtarak–Gyumri section of the North–South road is now a reality. We have built or overhauled roads of such strategic importance that have been discussed since 1993,” Pashinyan said.

He also cited the Gandzakar–Itsakar road as an example, noting that discussions about its asphalt paving had already been ongoing since he was a university student.