President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva become familiarized with the works carried out and those planned to be performed in Baku White City

On December 24, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the inaugurations of the 110-kilovolt substations “White City-2” and “Bakikhanov”, and the First Fountains Street in Baku White City, as well as the ceremony of laying the foundation of a White City pedestrian crossing and Time Square, and became familiarized with the completed Fountains Square Park.

First, the President opened the substation “White City-2”.

Electricity supply of 75 thousand people will be provided through the substation “White City-2”. In addition, social facilities, hotels, entertainment complexes constructed on the territory, the White City Boulevard, newly designed construction objects and residential complexes too will be supplied with electricity from the substation “White City-2”. Along with the substation “White City-2”, seven other 35/0/4 kilovolt substations were built in Baku White City, in the framework of the project.

Then, President Ilham Aliyev started up the substation “White City-2” and 110/35/10 kilovolt “Bakikhanov” substation using remote control SCADA control system.

The Head of the State was informed that due to the fact that the old equipment of the substation “Bakikhanov”, which had been constructed in the middle of 70s in line with the requirements of that time, did not meet the contemporary requirements and its service life had expired, it was totally reconstructed.

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Then, inauguration of the First Fountains Street took place.

In the framework of the works carried out on the reconstruction of White City roads, access from the First Fountains Street to the Nobel Avenue has been provided in the course of the current year. 560 metres long, 32 metres wide, the street crosses the blocks Green Island and the Fountains Square and, up in the north, leads to the Central Boulevard Street and, in the south, to the Nobel Avenue. As in other streets, in the four-lane First Fountains Street too, a car parking area and safety of pedestrians have been taken into account. Here, following the requirements of the project, under-road infrastructure works – construction of waste and rain water collectors, installation of electricity lines, laying on gas pipes and installation of IT channels systems – have been performed. The street’s name has been written on walkways using stone marks, and directions signs have been installed for residents. Strips of greenery have been laid out, ramps for carts built on walkways, and special parking lots provided for cars. A support wall has been built in the 90-metre section of the street covering the seven-storied buildings at the point of connection with the Nobel Avenue.

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Then, President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva became familiarized with the completed Fountains Square.

With the foundation laid by President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva in 2016, the Fountains Square Park is part of the pedestrian crossing and the parking area for 800 cars. There are wide resting zones, three fountain complexes, an extensive playground for children’s safe entertainment, and a beautiful landscape design in the park located in the centre of the Fountains Square Block, with the construction works nearing the end.

Then, the President was given information about the projects implemented in recent years and those expected to be realized in the next future in White City.

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Thereafter, President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva laid the foundation of the pedestrian bridge and Time Square in White City.

Photos were taken after the foundation-laying ceremony.

President Ilham Aliyev, who became familiarized with the works carried out in recent years and those expected to be realized in the next future in White City, set tasks and gave relevant instructions.