BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 27. Iran is expected
to put into operation 377 kilometers of motorways by the end of the
current Iranian year (March 20, 2025), Houshang Bazvand, Deputy
Minister of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development and head of
Iran's Construction and Development of Transportation
Infrastructures Company (CDTIC), Trend reports.
Speaking during an event held in Tehran on December 21 to review
the commissioning of the country’s highways and motorways, Bazvand
noted that a total of 800 kilometers of motorways had been planned
for commissioning during the current Iranian year (from March 21,
2025, through March 20, 2026). However, since the beginning of the
year, 774 kilometers of highways and motorways have already been
put into operation nationwide.
Bazvand stated that, as a result, a total of 1,151 kilometers of
highways and motorways are expected to be commissioned this
year.
The deputy minister added that the total length of Iran’s
highway and motorway network will reach 64,581 kilometers.
The official also noted that construction work is currently
underway on 7,800 kilometers of motorways.
Iran is actively working to develop its infrastructure within
the framework of the North–South and East–West transport corridors,
aiming to increase interest in the transit of goods through the
country.
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