Fifth meeting working group on the Asian HighwayBangkok ,Thailand (7 -8 October 2013)

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

In The Name Of GOD

Caspian Sea

TurkmenistanAzerbaijan

Persian Gulf

Sea of Oman

Turkey

Iraq

Afghanistan

Pakistan

I.R.IRAN Road Network

Total kilometers of roadway network about 210/000 Kmand total kilometers of national roads and under jurisdiction of ministry of road and transportation is 81661 km which will be following classification:

2185 km Freeway12969 km Highway21234 km Major Road44454 km Minor Road819 km Urban Road129074 km Rural Road---------------------------------------------23232 km Transit Roads

Middle Corridor

North Corridor

TSR

TRACCECACorridor

South Corridor

North – South Corridor

TRACCECA

ASIA – EUROPE Transit Corridors

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.

1-Road Transportation1-Road Transportation

AH8AH8AH70AH70

AH78AH78

AH72AH72 AH75AH75

AH1AH1

AH2AH2

•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- Qazvin (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 Kermanshah, Hamedan, Salafchegan, Qom, Naien, Yazd, Kerman and Zahedan. To be noted that Qazvin-Saveh 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)Isfahan west Bypass on AH72(80 Km)Khorram abad- Polezal on AH8

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LegendAH 2013

<all other values>

UNESCAP ROAD TYPEPRIMARY

CLASS I

CLASS II

CLASS I

CLASS III

FINAL PROJECT<all other values>

ROAD TYPE-

Under utilization Freeway

Under constraction Freeway

Under constraction Highway

Under constraction MainRoad! ! ! Under Study Freeway! ! ! Under Study Highway

Under Study MainRoad

Border

sea

OROUMYEH LAKE

ASIAN HIGHWAY MAP IN I.R.IRAN

CASPIAN SEA

PERSIAN GOLF

AH8

AH2

AH8AH72

Islamic Republic of Iran has given a priority to upgrading the existing roads of Asian Highway Network 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. Tehran - Ghom- Mashhad,Isfahan - Shiraz,Tabriz – BazarganBostanabad-Tabriz .

Kerman – BamShiraz - BoushehrBam - ZahedanZahedan - Milak borderKerman - Deihouk, Marand - Bazargan,Sabzevar - Qouchan (chekeneh)

Toureh-BoroujerdKermanshah- khosraviIranshahr- khash

Bandar abas – SirjanDeyhouk - FrdoosQouchan - BajgiranAnzali - AstaraMashad - Birjand, Mashad - Dougharoon,

Table of Infrastructural projects of the country which are under- construction on P.P.P model

Unit cost (RlS.Million)

Length (km.)ObjectiveTitle of ProjectItem

40/000180Construction of FreewayConstruction of Pole zal- Andimeshk- Ahvaz Freeway1

50/000350Construction of Freeway

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

40/000295Construction of Freeway

50- percent Partnership in construction of Khorramabad- Arak-Salafchegan Freeway 3

60/000120Construction of FreewayConstruction of Tehran South Ring Road Freeway 4

19/969300Construction of FreewayPartnership in construction of Sirjan- Bandar Abbas Freeway 5

27/781370Construction of FreewayPartnership in construction of Isfahan - Shiraz Freeway 6

14/903250Construction of FreewayPartnership in construction of Tabriz- Bazargan Freeway 7

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LegendAH 2013

<all other values>

UNESCAP ROAD TYPEPRIMARY

CLASS I

CLASS II

CLASS I

CLASS III

FINAL PROJECT<all other values>

ROAD TYPE-

Under utilization Freeway

Under constraction Freeway

Under constraction Highway

Under constraction MainRoad! ! ! Under Study Freeway! ! ! Under Study Highway

Under Study MainRoad

Border

sea

OROUMYEH LAKE

ASIAN HIGHWAY MAP IN I.R.IRAN

CASPIAN SEA

PERSIAN GOLF

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