The director of the General Directorate of the Department for Secondary and Rural Roads of the Road Maintenance and Transport Organization reported that this year, work on updating and applying asphalt pavement was carried out on 4699 kilometers of secondary and rural routes.
According to IRNA, citing the Road Maintenance and Transport Organization, Seyed Reza Sharifi specified that over the seven months since the beginning of the current year, asphalt paving has been implemented on 2817 kilometers of rural roads and 1882 kilometers of secondary roads. These measures are aimed at improving traffic quality and increasing the level of safety for travel on the specified routes.
Furthermore, preparatory works and base construction works were carried out to strengthen the road infrastructure in these areas for rural routes totaling over 3415 kilometers, as well as asphalt paving for more than 1950 kilometers of such routes.
The director of the General Directorate of the Department for Secondary and Rural Roads also mentioned measures taken to reinforce bridge structures on secondary and rural roads. He noted that the construction of 2183 technical structures along these roads is another key measure aimed at increasing the strength and safety of the infrastructure.
Sharifi presented an overview of the country's local road network, stating that rural roads with a total length of 203,248 kilometers (including asphalted, gravel, and dirt) and secondary roads measuring 38,995 kilometers constitute the access routes of this part of the country's road network.
He emphasized that the Road Maintenance and Transport Organization annually includes projects for modernization, maintenance, and safety improvement in its agenda, setting precise operational goals. The focus is on ensuring fairness in service distribution, facilitating daily movement, and maintaining the health of road users.