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Iran to inaugurate new highway

Transport Materials 9 February 2021 14:24 (UTC +04:00)
Iran to inaugurate new highway

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.9

Trend:

Iran to inaugurate highway that would connect south of Tehran Province to south of Alburz Province and passes through two more provinces in coming days said the Deputy Minister of Road and Urban Development.

"Tehran southern highway also known as Ghadir expressway is one of the mega projects that would pass through Qazvin, Alburz, Tehran and Markazi province. The 158 kilometers highway has six lanes and by connecting intersection roads it would be 240 kilometers long and is currently been fully asphalted and buildings have been completed," said Kheyrollah Khademi, Trend reports citing ILNA.

"The highway is part of east to the west corridor in the country, Ghadir expressway is part of Iran's main east to west highway corridor that would be completed in Tehran and Alborz provinces. The western part of this highway in Tehran would be part of a north-south corridor that would increase the country's transit network," he said.

Khademi went on to say that the heavy traffic from east to west and vice versa would be reduced by the highway at the entrance and exit sections of these two provinces, while it would also shorten the traveling distance and reduces environmental pollution.

"If any incident occurs in Tehran and Alburz provinces and their considerable high population there would be a threat for exit routes but Ghadir expressway is an important defensive route that could serve without traffic during the critical situation to evacuate cities," he added.

"The eastern part of the highway from Abyek to Tehran-Qom highway is capable of transportation of 35,000 vehicles while 20,000 vehicles could pass from Tehran – Qom to the east of the country. The construction of the highway started in 2015 and so far $714 million invested on this project and based on the five-year contract the project will be complete," he noted.

Ghadir expressway is 158 kilometers long and starts from Abyek in the west of Alburz Province and passes through intersections of Karaj and Tehran to Eslamshahr County and would connect to Qom to Mashad (Shrine to Shrine) highway.

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