BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 4. Temporary dedicated
traffic lanes will be established on several streets and avenues in
Baku in connection with the 13th session of the World Urban Forum
(WUF13), the Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency told Trend.
The agency indicated that the lanes will be implemented on
Heydar Aliyev Avenue – Airport Highway, as well as on Abbasgulu
Agha Bakikhanov, Mehdi Abbasov, Mikayil Aliyev, Yusif Safarov, and
Mikayil Mushfig streets.
These lanes will become operational following the installation
of the appropriate road signs; until that time, all vehicles will
be permitted to use the designated routes.
The 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) will be held
in Baku from May 17–22, 2026, under the theme “Housing the World:
Safe and Resilient Cities and Communities.” Organized by
UN-Habitat, WUF13 serves as the premier global forum on sustainable
urbanization, aiming to address the worldwide housing crisis and
enhance urban resilience.
