TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Transport and Urban Development plans to inaugurate 699 road and transport projects worth 28.7 trillion rials (over €591.5 million) and also €65 million during the Government Week (August 23-29).

The projects include constructing 711 kilometers of new roads across the country within the framework of 75 separate projects, IRNA reported citing the Ministry of Transport and Urban Development news portal.

Constructing highways and main roads, as well as conducting maintenance operations and removing accident-prone spots along the roads are also among the projects which are due to be inaugurated in the mentioned week.

Government Week (August 24-30) marks the martyrdom anniversary of President Mohammad-Ali Rajaei and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar on August 30, 1981, just two years after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Every year a number of development projects in different sectors are launched or inaugurated during this week across the country.

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