Iran to Launch Longest West Asian Tunnel Within a Month

With the inauguration of Alborz Tunnel along Tehran-North Freeway’s Section-II within a month, travel time between the capital city Tehran and northern provinces will be cut by 45 minutes, a deputy minister of roads and urban development said.
“The tunnel is 6.5 kilometers long and has presently made 95% progress. Along with the tunnel, 2.5 kilometers of roads on both sides of the tunnel will also be launched and a total of 9 kilometers of Tehran-North Freeway will be inaugurated within a month,” Kheirollah Khademi was also quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency.
The official noted that Alborz Tunnel is the longest in West Asia.