In The Name Of GOD

Islamic Republic of Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization Ministry of Road & Urban Devleopment

Fifth meeting working group on the Asian Highway Bangkok ,Thailand (7 -8 October 2013) Azerbaijan Turkmenistan Caspian Turkey Sea

Afghanistan Iraq

Pakistan

P e rs ia n Gu lf Sea of Oman I.R.IRAN Road Network

Total kilometers of roadway network about 210/000 Km and total kilometers of national roads and under jurisdiction of ministry of road and transportation is 81661 km which will be following classification: 2185 km Freeway 12969 km Highway 21234 km Major Road 44454 km Minor Road 819 km Urban Road 129074 km Rural Road ------23232 km Transit Roads

ASIA – EUROPE Transit Corridors

North Corridor TSR

TRACCECA Corridor

Middle Corridor

TRACCECA

South Corridor North – South Corridor Intergovernmental agreements on Asian Highways (11700 km) have been signed & ratified & are under construction by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

™4 routes of Asian Highway including AH8, AH70, AH72 and AH 78 are located in North- South corridor.

™ These routes with total length of 1142, 1390, 1156, and 1033 km .

™This routes are connected to the main ports of the country like Bandar Abbas and Chabahar. AH8 AH1 AH70 AH78

AH72 AH75 AH2

1-Road1-Road TransportationTransportation •The main entrances of the country in North are Jolfa and Astara (border with Azerbaijan), Nordouz (border with Armenia), Anzali and Amirabad (Caspian Sea), Incheboroun, Bajgiran and Sarakhs (border with Turkmenistan).

• Also, AH82 and AH1 routes enter the country via borders of Jolfa (Azerbaijan), Nordouz (Armenai) and Nakhjavan (Azerbaijan) and joint the North- South Corridor via Jolfa- Ivoghli (AH82) and Ivoghli- (AH1). ™ On East- West route, AH1 and AH2 are respectively 2103 and 2269 km. in length. ™ AH1 enters the country through Bazargan border point (border with Turkey) and ends to Dogharoun (border with Afghanistan) after crossing Tabriz, Zanjan, Qazvin, Semnan, Damghan, Sabzevar and Mashad. ™ AH2 also starts from Khosravi (border with Iraq) and ends to Mirjaveh (border with Pakistan) after crossing , Hamedan, Salafchegan, Qom, Naien, Yazd, Kerman and Zahedan. To be noted that Qazvin- route (AH8) connects AH1 and AH2 which are used for transportation of goods from Europe (Turkey) to South Asia (through Pakistan) ` Freeway (PRIMARY): 1400 kilometers. ` Expressway & suburban road (CLASS 1): 4500 kilometers. ` Major road (CLASS 2): 4000 kilometers. ` Minor roadway(CLASS 3) : 1800 kilometers ` Qazvin - Rasht Freeway on AH8(125 Km) ` Saveh - Hamedan Freeway on AH2 (135 Km) ` west Bypass on AH72(80 Km) ` Khorram abad- Polezal on AH8 other other

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! ` Islamic Republic of Iran has given a priority to upgrading the existing roads of and has made noticeable measures in this regard. All these actions have been taken/are being taken using national budget and credit. All procedures related to study, implementation, contracting and etc. have been carried out by domestic engineers and experts. ` Some of the actions taken by the Islamic Republic of Iran in the framework of the Asian Highway are as follows:

™ 2500 km. of freeways, under- implementation , under- study ™ 3000 km. of highways, under- implementation , under- study ` Polezal - Andimeshk, ` Bandarabbas - Sirjan, ` Isfahan East bypass. ` - Ghom- , ` Isfahan - , ` Tabriz – Bazargan ` Bostanabad-Tabriz . ` Kerman – Bam ` Shiraz - Boushehr ` Bam - Zahedan ` Zahedan - Milak border ` Kerman - Deihouk, ` Marand - Bazargan, ` Sabzevar - Qouchan (chekeneh) ` Toureh-Boroujerd ` Kermanshah- khosravi ` Iranshahr- khash ` Bandar abas – Sirjan ` Deyhouk - Frdoos ` Qouchan - Bajgiran ` Anzali - Astara ` Mashad - Birjand, ` Mashad - Dougharoon, Table of Infrastructural projects of the country which are under- construction on P.P.P model

Length Unit cost Item Title of Project Objective (km.) (RlS.Million)

Construction of 1 Construction of Pole zal- Andimeshk- Ahvaz Freeway Freeway 180 40/000

50- percent Partnership in construction of shrine (Qom) to Shrine Construction of 2 (Mashad) Freeway Freeway 350 50/000

50- percent Partnership in construction of Khorramabad- Arak- Construction of 3 Salafchegan Freeway Freeway 295 40/000

Construction of 4 Construction of Tehran South Ring Road Freeway Freeway 120 60/000

Construction of 5 Partnership in construction of Sirjan- Bandar Abbas Freeway Freeway 300 19/969

Construction of 6 Partnership in construction of Isfahan - Shiraz Freeway Freeway 370 27/781

Construction of 7 Partnership in construction of Tabriz- Bazargan Freeway Freeway 250 14/903 other other

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