Iran to prepare comprehensive plan for transit: Deputy minister
Iran’s Roads and Urban Development Ministry has started preparation of a comprehensive plan for the development of the country’s transportation industry, said Deputy Roads and Urban Development Minister Shahriar Afandizadeh on Saturday.
“The country’s comprehensive transportation plan is a document based on which all of the country’s short-, medium-, and long-term plans for the development of transportation infrastructure should be organized in all sub-sectors,” Afandizadeh explained, ISNA reported.
As the most important upstream document for the development of the country’s transportation infrastructure, the plan came under the spotlight decades ago but hasn’t been realized so far due to various reasons.
“Over the past few years, the plan has been specifically put on the agenda of the Roads Ministry and will be finalized soon,” he said.
According to the official, to compile the mentioned plan, the country’s top scientific and academic centers and consulting engineers, with the highest ranks in the field of road and transportation, have cooperated with the ministry.
The plan is being drafted in three main sections, including determining the optimal transportation network based on environmental and economic indicators and criteria.
Transport expo
Meanwhile, the Seventh International Exhibition of Transportation, Logistics, and Related Industries (Iran Trans Expo 2023) will be held in Tehran during December 18-20, IRNA reported.
The exhibition is organized by Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development and the Fund for Innovation and Prosperity of Unions and Associations.
According to Gholamreza Rezaei, the director of the exhibition, the main goal of the exhibition is to showcase the latest achievements and products in the transportation industry in order to promote competitiveness among the companies and entities active in the sector.
The exhibition will be participated by companies from Iran and several foreign countries including, Russia, China, Spain, and France, Rezaei told reporters.
He noted that due to the capabilities of knowledge-based companies and startups, in order to maximize their participation, financial support programs and facilities have been considered for such companies.