Pezeshkian hails mass inauguration of Road Ministry projects
President Masoud Pezeshkian highlighted the inauguration of 82,590 urban and rural housing units valued at over 74 trillion tomans ($925 million), 2,296 transportation projects worth more than 52 trillion tomans ($650 million), and 85 meteorology projects with a budget of 200 billion tomans ($2.5 million).
He stated that the scale of these inaugurations demonstrates the serious and determined efforts of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
Speaking at a ceremony for the inauguration and operation of over 120 trillion tomans ($1.5 billion) worth of projects by the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development on Tuesday, Pezeshkian expressed gratitude to all attendees and noted that a significant achievement had been made.
The president also thanked previous administrations for initiating these projects and acknowledged all those involved in their construction.
At the beginning of the ceremony, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadeq-Malvajerd, emphasized the massive scale of the projects being inaugurated.
She noted that some of these projects had been in progress for decades, with the public eagerly awaiting their completion, which has now been realized.
The minister also outlined the current administration’s plans for land provision and housing construction, stressing the careful selection of suitable land for urban development and housing.
She announced the unveiling of 10 comprehensive urban plans in the first five months of the administration (since August 2024) and the addition of 4,400 hectares of carefully evaluated land to urban areas for housing construction.
Additionally, she detailed the government’s programs to improve accident-prone areas on the country’s roads. While the road accident fatality rate remains high, the minister noted that fatalities on intercity roads had been reduced from over 13,000 last Iranian year to around 11,000.