Preparation of the roadbed has been completed along about 13 kilometers of the Pirshagi–Novkhani–Khirdalan–M-4 highway, while road pavement construction is complete on 11.5 kilometers.
The State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads provided the information to “Operative Information Center-OMM”.
Project forecasts indicate that opening the new road is expected to reduce by about 20–30% the number of vehicles entering Baku from the January 20 direction. It will also help distribute traffic more efficiently toward Sumgait, Khirdalan, Bilajari, Binagadi and Mehdiabad, easing congestion on existing highways.
The new road will be about 29 kilometers long and have six lanes. The project envisages construction of seven interchanges, 11 road bridges, one canal bridge and two tunnels.
Construction of bridges, tunnels and other engineering structures is continuing in stages. Work on several bridges is nearing completion, while construction is under way on other structures.
