BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 10. Iran is carrying out various operations to increase truck transit through the country to 20 million tons during the current Iranian year (from March 21, 2025, through March 20, 2024), Reza Akbari, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and head of the Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization, told reporters, Trend reports.
Akbari noted that last year, around 17.5 million tons of cargo were transported by trucks across Iran. Akbari added that over the past year (from March 20, 2024, through March 20, 2025), asphalt work was carried out on 17,000 kilometers of the country’s highways to improve road quality.
The deputy minister also said that to strengthen the country’s road infrastructure, 1,150 new road construction machines will soon be added, with 750 imported and 400 produced domestically.
In addition, about 2,410 kilometers of rural roads were constructed last year, and this figure is expected to reach 3,000 kilometers by the end of the year.
Currently, Iran has 2,793 kilometers of operational expressways, 45,170 kilometers of highways, and main roads in use.
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