The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to allocate another 24 million lei for building the access way to the National Arena in Stauceni community of Chisinau municipality. The authorities estimate the Arena will be put into operation at the end of this year, IPN reports.
The Arena was finished, but an expert commission determined that an access way needs to be built for the facility to be made available for use. An entrance for special and emergency transport and a public transport station connected with the Compound by sidewalks intended for pedestrians and persons with disabilities and other elements are yet needed, said Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Andrei Spînu, noting that if this draft decision is approved, the facility could be put into operation at this yearend, according to plan.
Four years ago, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, as a public partner, and SRL “Arena Națională”, as a public implementation company, signed a public-private partnership contract for the designing and building of the polyvalent arena of national interest with the private company SRL “Sam Investment Company”.
The Arena has a seating capacity of up to 5,000 and spaces for sports, cultural and recreational activities, an Olympic swimming pool, a tennis court and areas for exhibitions, conferences and meetings. The authorities announced several time limits for building the Arena but this is not yet over. Legal action was started over illegalities in the implementation of the public-private partnership contract but no end result has been yet reported.
