Tehran (IP) - As part of the road route along the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) connecting southwest of Iran to the center, Pataveh-Dehdasht Road will be inaugurated on Tuesday, announced the road and urban development ministry.

Iran PressIran News: Construction of the main road stretching from Pataveh to Dehdasht in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, with a length of 136 km is completed. It will be inaugurated tomorrow in the presence of the President and Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development. 

This route is in four parts in central part of Iran and is part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

The construction project costs have been 95 trillion IRR.  

Pataveh-Dehdasht Road passes through the Zagros mountain region and will reduce the distance of about 65 km between Pataveh and Behbahan compared to the existing route.

Construction of this project has been started two decades ago; however, the completion of the project accelerated in the current government of Iran, and it is now ready for operation.

With the completion of this road, more than 400 villages in underprivileged areas along Patavah to Dehdasht will find better access to the Province. 

In this project, 12 tunnels, five galleries, and 13 bridges have been built. Through this shortcut road, the southwestern provinces of Iran, including Khuzestan Province, will be connected to the central regions.

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