BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 27. Iran and Azerbaijan are earnestly continuing works related to the construction of the Kalala-Aghband border terminal on the state border, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran, Chairman of the Road and Transport Organization of Iran Dariush Amani said, Trend reports.
He made the remark while familiarizing himself with the ongoing work.
According to him, the bridge over the Araz river and the first
phase of the border terminal will be completed within a year. The
construction began this year, and both sides are currently in full
swing, with completion expected on time.
According to the official, Iran will construct the border terminal,
while Azerbaijan will build a bridge across the Araz river.
"For the border terminal on Iran's territory, 19 ha of land are envisaged, and four trillion rials (about $95.2 million) have been allocated for the release of this territory. ''Presently, 8 ha have been allocated in the first stage," he noted.
Amani emphasized that the highway on the Iranian side is planned to be four-lane. About 50 trillion rials (about $1.2 billion) will be spent for this purpose.
The deputy minister underlined that with the commissioning of the bridge across the Araz river and the border terminal Aghband-Kalala, it is predicted that most of Azerbaijan's transit will be carried out in this way.
To note, 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 the Islamic Republic 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.
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