Final UN annex identifies damage beneath road pavement requiring rehabilitation

Iran reported damaged roads of 1,533 kilometres in Khuzestan, 600 in Ilam, 845 in Bakhtaran, 555 in Kurdistan and 330 in Azarbayjan. These figures included main and feeder roads with minor bridges and...

The road-transport loss inventory listed 11 major bridges in Khuzestan and ten in Ilam. These government-reported counts identify affected assets; the passage does not assign a destruction...

Iran reported 321 pieces of damaged road-maintenance equipment, in most cases at 100 percent damage. The mission could not verify the extent of machinery damage because damaged equipment had been...

The annex listed seven affected road offices totaling 1,489 square metres in Khuzestan, five totaling 940 in Ilam, and one totaling 4,000 in Bakhtaran. These floor-area figures concern offices, not...

The annex estimated that 80 percent of Khorramshahr’s roads needed rehabilitation or resurfacing, while 40 percent of Abadan’s roads were reported war-damaged. The percentages describe different...

The annex reported Ahvaz–Khorramshahr freight capacity down from seven or eight trains daily before the war to two. Poor track condition limited speed to 45 kilometres per hour despite temporary...

Iran planned to upgrade the Ahvaz–Khorramshahr line for speeds up to 100 kilometres per hour and trains with 5,000-tonne loads. The annex recorded intended improvements, not confirmation that this...

Khorramshahr’s rebuilt railway station had six operative tracks compared with eleven before the war. A new complex was proposed 300 metres farther up the line; the annex distinguished restored service...

Road recovery required repair of drainage, shoulders, markings and signs as well as the road structure, the annex stated. It identified these supporting features as unfinished rehabilitation needs...

Bailey and pontoon bridges maintained river crossings, while steel plates and beams spanned damaged sections. The annex described these wartime expedients and called for more permanent reconstruction.