NEW ROAD PUT INTO USE IN ULAANBAATAR

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag last Friday attended an opening of a new 17.1 km road which runs from "Yarmag, a northern part of Bogd Khaan Mountain, to the checkpoint of Bayanzurkh district. This paved-road has installations at 70 spots and an iron-concrete bridge of 24.7 meters, near the “Bayanzurkh” checkpoint, and another 19-meter bridge near the Zaisan Hill. A 1.2 km sector of the road near the Zaisan Hill has been illuminated as well. All these works have been executed in 1.4-year time under MNT 24.7 billion togrog, "thus becoming one of the biggest construction done by the cabinet for reforms," said Altankhuyag. The works have been performed by the "ESTO" company under the monitoring of the “Monkonsalt” company in accordance with a contract. The ultimate aim was to reduce traffic jam at least by one third. At the above ceremony the PM told officials to pay attention to this road because it has many turns, high dams and might be slippery in winter. Present at the ceremony were also E.Bat-Uul, the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar; Ch.Saikhanbileg, a head of the Cabinet Secretariat for Government; and D.Nanzaddorj, a head of the City’s Auto road Department.