President Aliyev opens newly reconstructed highways

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the newly reconstructed Pirshaghi-Novkhani seaside road and Binagadi-Novkhani-Jorat highway on August 2.

Chairman of Azeravtoyol OJSC Saleh Mammadov informed the head of state about the works done here, Azertac reported.

By joining the seaside ring road, Pirshaghi-Novkhani highway will ensure the convenient and unimpeded traffic from the city of Sumgayit to the north and north-east parts of the Absheron peninsula.

The highway is 13.5 km in length. Under the project, the width of the two-lane road is 9 metres. In some areas along the coast, the width of the existing road has been expanded from 3-4 metres to 9 metres.

President Aliyev cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of Pirshaghi-Novkhani highway after the major overhaul.

The head of state then attended the opening of Binagadi-NovkhaniJorat highway.

Under the project, the width of the highway was extended to 12.5 metres. The highway has four lanes. New water and sewage lines were also laid in the section passing through Novkhani settlement. New circles were built at the intersections in different parts of the highway.

The existing bridges on the railway and a water canal were also overhauled in the Novkhani settlement.

The head of state cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the newly reconstructed Binagadi-Novkhani-Jorat highway.

The road infrastructure is not only important for the functioning of the economy and wellbeing of population, but also serves development of the regional cooperation.

The road infrastructure modernization is among the main priorities of the Azerbaijani government. Huge investments are regularly made for the improvement of highways in the country.

The World Economic Forum has recently assessed the Azerbaijani roads as the most qualitative in the CIS area. The ranking of the international organization on quality of roads put Azerbaijan 50th among the world countries.