Heavy traffic congestion has been reported on several major roads and thoroughfares in Baku. According to the Transport Intellectual Management Center (NİİM), as reported by the Operative Information Center-OMM, significant delays are currently affecting the flow of vehicles across the capital.
The NİİM has identified the following areas where traffic density is highest:
- 1. Heydar Aliyev Avenue, auxiliary road, towards the city center;
- 2. Heydar Aliyev Avenue, main road, towards the city center;
- 3. Ziya Bunyadov Avenue, from the intersection with Muzaffar Narimanov Street towards the "20 Yanvar" metro station;
- 4. Ali Mustafayev Street, towards Ziya Bunyadov Avenue;
- 5. Baku-Sumgait highway, towards the "20 Yanvar" metro station;
- 6. Tbilisi Avenue, from the "20 Yanvar" metro station towards the city center;
- 7. Mikayil Mushfig Street, from the "Badamdar" circle towards school-lyceum No. 20;
- 8. 8 November Avenue, from the intersection with Suleyman Ahmadov Street towards the city center;
- 9. Koroglu Rahimov Street, from the intersection with Academician Hasan Aliyev Street towards Heydar Aliyev Avenue;
- 10. Abdulvahab Salamzade Street, towards Ziya Bunyadov Avenue;
- 11. 28 May Street, from the intersection with Pushkin Street to the intersection with Rashid Behbudov Street;
- 12. Airport Highway, towards the "Koroglu" metro station;
- 13. 1st Gol Kenari road, towards Ziya Bunyadov Avenue;
- 14. Binagadi highway, towards the "Azadliq Prospekti" metro station.
The Transport Intellectual Management Center (NİİM) is responsible for monitoring and regulating traffic flow in Baku through a network of sensors, cameras, and automated systems. Such congestion is frequently observed during peak hours in the capital as the city continues to modernize its transport infrastructure to accommodate a growing number of private and public vehicles. Authorities advise motorists to consider alternative routes to minimize travel time.
