Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004.

Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004


ESCWA


ESCWA

SAA

RC


ESCWA

SAA

RC

CIS


ESCWA

SAA

RC

CISCAUC

ASUS


ESCWA

SAA

RC

CISCAUC

ASUS

• 3rd five-year dev. Plan (2000 – 2004)

• 4th five-year dev. Plan (2005-2009)

• Completion of AH & TAR network in the territory of Iran is targeted in 4th five year plan.

•Road safety.

•Railway transportation.

•National Transport Master Plan.


Common ECE/ESCAP Strategic Vision for Euro-Asian Transport Links


AH1


AH1

AH2


AH75AH70

AH8AH78

AH72

Bandar Emam

Bandar Abbas

Bushehr

Chabahar


1. Main ongoing, planned and proposed projects in the aforementioned corridors:

A. Southern Corridor

Upgrade and reconstruction in AH1 route:

Zanjan-Tabriz freeway,

Tehran-Mashhad highway,

Mashhad-Dogharoun (in the border of Afghanistan).

Upgrade and reconstruction in AH2 route:

Kashan-Yazd-Anar-Sirjan-Bandar Abbas freeway and highway,


Upgrade Tehran-Mashhad railway to double truck.

Reconstruction of Mianeh-Tabriz railway.

Connection of Mashhad-Bafgh railway route to Heart in Afghanistan.

• North-South Corridor

Mashhad-Bafgh railway construction.

Qazvin-Rasht-Anzali railway construction.

Signage of three-lateral MOU with Russian Federation and Azerbaijan, to co-operate in construction of Astara-Rasht-Qazvin railway.

Application of IR Iran Railway Company for membership of CIS railway association.


Construction of Esfahan-Shiraz railway and planning to extend it to Bushehr port on Persian Gulf coast.

Planning to connect the railway network to Chabahar port. In this regard, MOU has been signed with India to cooperate in its construction.

Upgrade and reconstruction of AH70, AH72, AH75, AH78 and AH8 routes; the most important of which are:

• Ahvaz-Bandar Emam freeway,

• Saveh-Salafchegan freeway (under traffic).

Development of 2nd and 3rd basins of Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas.


Development of container transportation in Bandar Abbas up to 1.1 Million TEU in year 2003.

Planning to develop infrastructures in Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf, as a free economic zone, and connection of it to main land coast by bridge.

Development of Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar.


List of priority investment projects1. Qazvin – Saveh Highway (AH1),2. Khorramabad – Ahvaz Highway (AH8),3. Sirjan – Bandar Abbas Highway (AH70),4. Bazargan – Tabriz Highway (AH1),5. Nourdouz – Jolfa – Eyvoghli Highway (AH81 & AH82),6. Mashhad – Dogharoun Highway (AH1) – Under

construction,7. Astara (&Anzali)- Rasht – Qazvin Railway,8. Fahraj – Chabahar Railway,9. Fahraj – Zahedan – Mirjaveh Railway – Under

construction,10. Shahid Rajaee port development in Bandar Abbas,11. Shahid Beheshti port development in Chabahar.


Others

1. It is proposed to add pipeline transportation to UNESCAP and UNECE programme on the development of Euro-Asian land transport links.

2. It is emphasized on membership of IR Iran in ADB, for which it has been applied.

Thank you for your attention

Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004.

Documents

Transcript of Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004.