BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 18. Iran has announced that completing the construction of the highway along the Araz Corridor will require 140 trillion rials (about $241 million), said Houshang Bazvand, the country’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Trend reports.
Speaking at a session of the Civil Committee of the Iranian Parliament in the East Azerbaijan province’s Araz Free Trade Zone, Bazvand stated that the border highway stretches for 107 kilometers, with 58 kilometers running parallel to the Nakhchivan border and 47 kilometers along the Armenian border.
Bazvand noted that about 30 percent of the physical construction work has already been completed. He emphasized that the project is one of Iran’s priority initiatives, as the Araz Corridor, which will link Azerbaijan’s East Zangezur region with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic via Iranian territory, is expected to contribute significantly to regional economic development.
The Kelaleh-Aghband road bridge over the Araz River is scheduled to open early next year (from January 21 through February 19, 2026).
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