Iran, Azerbaijan agree to speed up construction of Astarachay bridge

A new bridge over Astarachay between Azerbaijan and Iran will be completed and launched in the next four months, as agreed in a phone conversation between Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev and Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash.

Report informs via Mehr that having a length of 89 meters and a width of 30 meters, Astarachay Bridge aims to connect the international transit highways of the two countries (Baku-Rasht-Qazvin highways).

The two sides also stressed speeding up the preparation of Khudafarin power plant to come on stream soon.

Mustafayev invited the Iranian road minister to visit Azerbaijan.