This was reported by the leadership of the capital’s city hall, which clarified that the municipality is continuing to implement a large-scale renovation program, and in places where elevators are missing or not working, all necessary infrastructure is being put in place and new elevators are being installed.
An analysis previously conducted by the central government as part of a pilot project showed that most elevators in Moldova’s cities are outdated and technically worn out. They were installed during the period of massive construction in the 1970s–1990s, and today more than 90% of them have exceeded the standard service life of 25 years. In Chișinău, the average age of elevators is about 38 years, with more than 95% exceeding the standard service life.
A new initiative for the capital is a project on Unity of the Principalities Square in the Buiucani sector, where all the infrastructure elements necessary for installing new elevators—to replace those that were decommissioned many years ago—are being built from scratch.
Previously, 291 elevators in apartment buildings in Chisinau had already been repaired. The repairs were carried out by the municipal enterprise Lift Service and cost 8 million lei.
During the renovation, both small-capacity elevators and larger ones designed to transport equipment were upgraded.
City Hall promises to continue modernizing the capital’s housing stock.
