Final UN annex identifies road drainage and safety-feature rebuilding needs

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 mission found damage extended below pavement into lower road layers, requiring rehabilitation as well as resurfacing. Surface repairs alone could not address this structural damage, a problem...

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...

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.

Iran manufactured freight wagons and passenger coaches locally, but wheels, axles and some bogies had to be bought abroad. The annex identified component imports as a specific foreign-currency...

The land-transport reconstruction plan estimated foreign-currency needs at 45.8 percent of the remaining budget. The mission considered this share reasonable; it was a forecast of resource...

Iran estimated that foreign currency would cover 30 percent of remaining road-reconstruction costs, mainly for equipment not made domestically. This road-specific budget share differs from the wider...

Iran listed moderate-to-severe damage at Abadan and Ahvaz airports, moderate damage at Bakhtaran, and minor-to-moderate damage at Sanandaj, Urmiyeh and Tabriz. These are reported severity...