Alireza Zakani, the Mayor of Tehran, attended the inauguration ceremony of the North to West route of Imam Khomeini Highway today and announced that this project has been opened as one of the key projects in Tehran's highway network. This route, with a length of 2,550 meters, has been opened from Jey Square to Fath Square, with approximately 550 meters executed as a tunnel.
Execution Costs and Land Expropriation
During the ceremony, Zakani pointed out the high costs of executing this project, stating that a total of over 14 trillion tomans has been spent on this project. Of this amount, about 1.3 trillion tomans was spent on project execution and another 12.6 trillion tomans for land acquisition and expropriation of obstacles. In this regard, four obstacles and 12.5 hectares of land have been cleared for the advancement of this project.
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Impact of the Project on the Western Highway Network of Tehran
The Mayor of Tehran emphasized that the implementation of this project can improve highway communications in western Tehran, stating: "With the opening of this route, past limitations in north-south highway communications will be resolved." This project connects to Jey Square and continues to Shahid Boroujerdi Highway and ultimately reaches Saveh Road.
Zakani also referred to the division of the end of the project at Jey Square, stating that this section is divided into three parts: western, eastern, and southern. The western section was opened today, and the necessary acquisitions in the eastern section have also been completed. Operations for the eastern section from Jey Square towards Qazvin Street will begin, and the southern section is currently being redesigned.
He concluded by noting that the north to south phase of the project will be completed in about a month and a half, after which the construction of the eastern wing will begin. Zakani pointed out the fine-grained fabric present in the southern section, stating that the execution of this project can act as a catalyst for the renovation of the dilapidated fabric in the Imamzadeh Abdullah area.
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