BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 15. Media representatives
familiarized themselves with the work carried out on the
Khankendi-Shusha-Lachin highway within the framework of the “In the
Footsteps of the President” media tour, Trend‘s
Karabakh bureau reports.
The media representatives were provided with information on the
work done.
An employee of the State Roads Agency of Azerbaijan, Gazanfar
Safarov, noted that the new road is 9.2 kilometers shorter than the
current one.
“On the road of the second technical category with a total
length of 34 kilometers, the width of the earth bed is 15 meters,
and the width of each lane is 3.75 meters. The new road has been
shortened by 9.2 kilometers as a result of eliminating tunnels and
steep turns. Two bridges, four tunnels, and culverts will be
constructed on the road.
Earthworks have been carried out at the entrance and exit
portals of the first and third tunnels, with lengths of 440 and
1100 meters, respectively. The works in the second and fourth
tunnels, with lengths of 540 and 300 meters, will begin soon,” he
added.
To note, construction works on the Khankendi-Shusha-Lachin
highway are continuing at a rapid pace for completion at the end of
next year.
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