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500 elevators will be replaced in different administrative districts of capital Yerevan in 2020. The pilot program of replacement of elevators in blocks of flats was initiated in December 2019 with initial 20 new elevators installed.

As the spokesperson to Mayor Hakob Karapetyan wrote on Facebook, the planned volumes of the elevators replacement have been reviewed based on the received income of the Municipality. Thus, 500 elevators will be replaced instead of the planned number of 100 for 2020.

The blocks of flats were chosen taking into account the shabbiness of details, frequency of getting out of order, condition of elevators’ shafts, emergency level and a number of other criteria confirmed by the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Nearly 70% of elevators operated in Yerevan have been used for 40 years and more, therefore in 25 years they had to be stopped.