A media tour was organized regarding the works carried out on the Mughanli-Ismayilli-Gabala section of the Baku-Shamakhi-Mughanli-Ismayilli-Gabala highway, APA’s Shirvan bureau reports.
Journalists were provided with information about the project.
70 percent of the work has been completed
Asim Mammadli, an employee of the State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads, informed journalists that 70 percent of the overall work on the project has been completed. The road, built according to the second technical category, has a total length of 85.6 kilometers. As a result of the reconstruction, the road will be shortened by 8.8 kilometers. A suspension bridge is being constructed over the Agsuchay River along the route.
40 percent of the bridge work completed
Forty percent of the work on the bridge has been completed. After the bridge, a tunnel 885 meters long is being constructed as a continuation of the road. In total, 17 bridges, including one suspension bridge and tunnels along the road, have been designed as part of the new project.
The Baku-Shamakhy-Mughanli-Ismayilli-Gabala highway plays a special role in ensuring convenient travel for the population and is considered the shortest main road connecting the capital Baku to the Ismayilli, Gabala, Oguz, Sheki, Gakh, Zagatala, and Balakan districts.
It was noted that this road, which leads to important tourism regions of the republic and was first built in the 1970s on the initiative of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev, is being reconstructed based on the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev.
Note that on May 26, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev inspected the ongoing construction of the Mughanli-Ismayilli-Gabala section of the Baku-Shamakhi-Mughanli-Ismayilli-Gabala highway.
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