BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 28. The process of
building a customs checkpoint on the Iranian side of the
Kalaleh-Aghband highway bridge on the Iranian border with
Azerbaijan has begun, Ali Asghar Abbaszadeh, the supervisor of
Customs for East Azerbaijan Province in northwestern Iran, told
local media, Trend
reports.
According to him, the development of two customs checkpoints in
the East Azerbaijan Province is in the spotlight. One of them is
the Jolfa customs checkpoint.
Abbaszadeh added that currently about 300 trucks can pass
through the Jolfa customs checkpoint daily. With the construction
and commissioning of the customs checkpoint in the Kalaleh-Aghband
direction, 1,300 trucks will be able to pass through this customs
checkpoint daily.
The foundation-laying ceremony of the Aghband road bridge on the
state border with Iran in the territory of the East Zangezur
economic region was held on September 21, 2022. The
Horadiz-Jabrayil-Zangilan-Aghband highway, with a length of 112
kilometers, will be connected to the highway network of Iran
through the Araz river. The bridge will be 216 meters long and 24.5
meters wide. The bridge will have two lanes for vehicles and one
lane for pedestrians in each direction. It is also planned to build
a state border exit point on the territory of both countries,
capable of receiving at least 1,000 cargo vehicles (export, import,
and transit goods) with 500 entries and 500 exits per day.
The commissioning of the Kalaleh-Aghband highway bridge is
planned for March this year.
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