YEREVAN — The access road leading to Armenia's Anti-Corruption Court at 3/9 Tbilisyan Highway will remain dilapidated and unpaved, as the Yerevan Municipality confirmed it has no major renovation plans for the section through at least 2027.

The admission came in a delayed, single-sentence response issued by city authorities on October 7, completely dodging investigative queries regarding immediate maintenance or traffic mitigation.

Bureaucratic Delay and Evasion

The road’s severe deterioration was spotlighted in an October 5 exposé by Hetq. The journalists originally submitted a detailed, nine-point inquiry to the Yerevan Municipality on September 17 to check if city planners were aware of the cratered, dusty conditions and if any repairs were scheduled.

It took the municipality twenty days to reply. When the response finally arrived—two days after the article went live—officials actively ignored eight of the nine questions posed by Hetq.

Key Details Ignored by City Officials

The single-sentence dismissal from the municipality failed to address critical interim concerns raised by the public and court staff:

• Routine Maintenance: The city gave no indication of whether short-term leveling, grading, or pothole-filling would take place prior to any future major overhaul.
• Industrial Traffic Control: The municipality refused to answer whether it would restrict or regulate the heavy cargo trucks passing through Tbilisyan Highway, which serve as the primary catalyst for the road's rapid deterioration and suffocating dust clouds.

Choking on Dust to Recover Billions

The freeze on infrastructure repairs stands in stark contrast to the high-stakes operations taking place inside the building. The Anti-Corruption Court is a vital state entity tasked with reclaiming stolen national wealth. In 2025 alone, the court successfully recovered roughly AMD 67 billion drams ($165 million) in public interest lawsuits, and it is currently managing cases targeting an additional AMD 596 billion drams in illicit assets.

Despite judges and prosecutors clawing back billions for the state treasury inside the courtroom, the Yerevan Municipality has failed to allocate budgetary resources to pave the single, crumbling road required to reach it.