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President Aliyev opens road, transport infrastructures in Baku

20 May 2015 10:07 (UTC+04:00)
President Aliyev opens road, transport infrastructures in Baku

By Nigar Orujova

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the road and transport infrastructure built around the Baku Olympic Stadium on May 19.

The president first reviewed the land improvement work around the Baku Olympic Stadium.

Green areas of 82,000 square meters were laid out around the Stadium. The 68,000-seat Baku Olympic Stadium has a 3,100-car parking lot.

Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov informed the head of state about the work carried out here.

The first stage of the highway, from Hasan Aliyev Street parallel to Ziya Bunyadov Avenue to Koroghlu metro station, was completed according to the project.

The total area of the facility is 529,000 square meters. Two bridges were constructed along the highway. The length of the first bridge is 205 meters, while the second is 162 meters long.

President Aliyev also reviewed the road for pedestrians. It was noted that the road, which is 900 meters in length and 30 meters in width, has two tunnels and a bridge for pedestrians.

The length of the bridge is 115 meters. The tunnels link the Baku Olympic Stadium with Olympic Village.

The president has also attended the opening of the bridge connecting the Baku ring road in the area of the International Bus Station, as well as the road leading to the Shooting Complex.

The head of state was informed that the repair and construction work at the road to the bridge was carried out at a high level. The construction work started in last September.

The total length of the 4-lane highway is 1,070 meters. The bridge is 451 meters in length and 13 meters in width. It was noted that the construction of the road leading to the Shooting Complex started last year. The length of the road is 1.4 km, while the width is 21.5 meters.

The head of state was informed of the progress of construction of five bridges on the 9th kilometer of the Baku-Sumgayit highway, and the progress of expansion work at the side road in the Sumgayit-Baku direction. The total length of the five bridges is 400 meters.

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Nigar Orujova is AzerNews’s staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @o_nigar

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