UN bridge assessment records temporary routes at Kondjancham crossings

Experts found visible damage on Ahvaz’s Big road bridge over the Karun. Steel plates temporarily covered holes in the deck; the report judged permanent repair feasible without major difficulty.

At Bostan town bridge, experts found a collapsed truss repaired with parts of the destroyed structure. Many members remained deformed, and authorities proposed replacement of the truss and deck.

Inspecting the Naderi bridge on the Andimeshk–Dehloran road, experts found the main span lying in the Karkheh river. Bailey bridging provided temporary access while a new bridge was being built...

At Changuleh bridge on the Dehloran–Mehran road, experts found debris from the destroyed crossing and a temporary steel-truss replacement. A completely new bridge was still needed.

At a 60-metre bridge on the Dehloran–Mehran road, experts saw old deck debris and deformed steel reused in a temporary deck. Piers had been repaired, with a new deck planned on them.

At Haftdhaneh’s seven-arch bridge on the Chenel Zari–Sumar road, experts found two spans destroyed. Temporary steel repairs maintained a crossing, but extensive reconstruction was still required.

The mission assessed the bridge at Naftshahr’s entrance, finding it completely destroyed with debris still visible in the river. Authorities intended to rebuild a similar crossing, but the plan was...

At Tangab bridge on the Naftshahr–Qasr-e-Shirin road, experts found only damaged piers left. A box culvert provided a makeshift crossing, many vehicles used the ford, and work on a replacement...

At Abadan’s medium-wave radio site, experts saw ruined antenna bases and damaged equipment, alongside a new transmitter and studio building. Unexploded bombs remained just outside the boundary walls.

Experts visited Qasr-e-Shirin’s medium-wave transmitter station and found it devastated, with only diesel-generator engine blocks remaining. Reconstruction had recently begun at a site formerly...