Is Hafez Bridge's fate determined? / Municipality announces new plan

Head of Tehran Municipality's Engineering and Urban Development Organization announced the opening of about 10 infrastructure projects in the capital by the end of the year, four of which will become operational in the months of Aban and Azar.

Referring to the latest status of construction projects in Tehran, Mehdi Sadaghati said: Next week, the first and third phases of Dugas axis and the second phase of Shahr Aftab intersection will be put into operation next week.

He added: the process of opening construction projects will continue in the coming months and it is expected that about 10 construction projects will be opened in Tehran by the end of the year.

Ambassador Arjan wrote: According to Sedaghati, the intersection of Shahid Sattari and Shahid Fahmidah, Tabaghati Ba'ath Bridge, the western branch of Yadgar Imam Highway (RA), Shahid Boroujerdi Highway and projects related to Aftab city are among other important construction projects being implemented in Tehran.

Rehabilitating Hafez Bridge is on the agenda of Tehran Municipality

The CEO of the Engineering and Civil Engineering Organization of Tehran Municipality also said about the safety status of the capital's bridges: identification of problems and visual inspections of the bridges are done by the municipal areas, and if there is a need for structural strengthening, the Engineering and Civil Engineering Organization of Tehran Municipality takes the necessary measures.

Referring to the retrofitting program of Hafez bridge, Sedaghati said: retrofitting this bridge is on the agenda of the organization and the necessary technical measures will be taken for it. By implementing the retrofit operation, the technical problems of the bridge will be solved in this field.

Production of 750 thousand tons of asphalt in Tehran since the beginning of the year

Referring to the measures taken in the field of improving the capital's roads, Sedaghati said: since the beginning of this year, about 750,000 tons of asphalt have been produced, which is equivalent to about 75% of the planned program for this year.

He stated that according to the order of the mayor of Tehran, the production of one million tons of asphalt has been targeted for this year, and added: Considering the remaining time until the end of the year, the production of asphalt will continue for the full realization of this plan.

Referring to the improvement of the asphalt condition of the capital's roads, the CEO of Tehran Municipality's Engineering and Civil Engineering Organization stated: The widespread damage that existed in some of the city's roads during the past three to four years has been resolved to a large extent, and now contractors are sent to different places to carry out asphalt operations on a case-by-case basis.

Referring to the improvement of some highways in Tehran in this period of urban management, Sedaghati said: Shahid Hakim, Shahid Hemet, Azadegan and Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani highways are among the axes where asphalt renovation and improvement operations have been carried out.

Referring to the volume of asphalting operations in Tehran, he continued: In total, during the current period of urban management, about 6.5 million tons of asphalt have been used on the streets of Tehran, which is a significant figure.