Tehran, December 17 (MRUD NEWS)—Expansion of transport infrastructures particularly the railway sector has been top priority of Iran. Now on the occasion of transport week in Iran (December 17-22), Iran Deputy Minister and CEO of the Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company, Kheirollah Khademi, informed of upcoming inauguration of rail and road projects during the next year. 

In the rail sector, currently, there are 3,300 km new railway under construction which will be added to the existing 14,000 km under operation.

By the next year, 561 km new railways will be inaugurated which currently have more than 70 percent physical progress.  

In the road sector, 1,035 km freeway is currently under construction which will further increase existing 2,800 km freeway in Iran. 

In the next year, 293 km new freeways will be finished and operational by the next year which already have more than 85 percent physical progress. 

For the highway, currently 6,100 km highway is under construction in different provinces across the country of which 2,650 km new highway and main road is expected to be operational in South Khorasan Province.