TEHRAN, Dec 31 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Azerbaijan, yesterday, inaugurated a vehicular bridge across the Astarachay River, serving as a new transit passage, at the eastern border between the two countries, the Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, reported.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister, Mehrdad Bazrpash, and Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister, Shahin Mustafayev, the report said.
According to the report, the four-lane bridge, built with 5.8 million euros (about 6.4 million U.S. dollars) in investments, in 22 months, has a length of 89 metres and is 30.6 metres wide. The bridge also has a 2.5-metre roofed sidewalk, on each side.
The Iranian ministry said, the bridge would help boost bilateral trade capacity and facilitate cargo and passenger transportation between the two countries.
In a phone conversation with the Iranian minister last week, the Azerbaijani deputy prime minister said, rail transportation of commodities between the two countries grew by 47 percent, year-on-year, in 2023, surpassing more than 700,000 tonnes.– NNN-IRNA
