Freeways in Iran

Freeway network plan

The history of Freeways in Iran goes back to 55 years ago. The first freeway in Iran, Freeway 2 was built before the Iranian Revolution, between Tehran and Karaj. The construction of Tehran-Qom Freeway was started and the studies of many freeways today started before the revolution. Today, Iran has about 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) of freeway. The total AADT of the system is 144 Million vehicles.[1]

Numbered List

Freeway 1

Sign Name Situation
Qazvin-RashtCompleted

Freeway 2

Sign Name Situation
Mashhad Northern BypassCompleted
Mashhad-BaghcheCompleted
Mashhad-MolkabadUnder construction
Baghche-NeyshaburPlanned
Neyshabur-SemnanPlanned
Semnan-GarmsarCompleted on section 2, Under construction on section 1 and 3
Qom-GarmsarCompleted
Tehran Southern Bypass (Ghadir Freeway)Completed
Tehran-KarajCompleted
Tehran-Karaj (Shohadaye Alborz Freeway)Completed
Karaj Northern BypassCompleted on section 2, 3 and east-west lane of section 4, Under construction on section 1 and west-east line of section 4
Karaj-QazvinCompleted
Qazvin-ZanjanCompleted
Zanjan-TabrizCompleted
Tabriz Southern BypassCompleted
Tabriz Western BypassCompleted
Tabriz-BazarganCompleted one section 1, Under construction on section 2 and 3

Freeway 3

Sign Name Situation
Tehran-ShomalCompleted on section 1, 2 and 4, Under construction on section 3

Freeway 5

Sign Name Situation
Amol-HarazPlanned
Haraz-PardisUnder Construction
Pardis-TehranCompleted
Tehran-SavehCompleted
Saveh-SalafcheganCompleted
Qom-Salafchegan-ArakUnder construction
Arak Northern Bypass FreewayCompleted on one lane, Under construction on second lane
Arak-Borujerd-KhorramabadCompleted on section 2, 3 & 4, Under construction on section 1
Khorramabad-AndimeshkCompleted
Andimeshk-AhvazUnder construction
Ahvaz-Bandar KhomeiniCompleted

Freeway 6

Sign Name Situation
Saveh-Hamadan FreewayCompleted
Hamadan-Bisotun FreewayPlanned
Bisuton-Kermanshah FreewayUnder construction
Kermanshah Bypass FreewayUnder construction
Kermanshah-Homeyl FreewayUnder construction
‌Homeyl-Khosravi FreewayPlanned

Freeway 7

Sign Name Situation
Tehran-Qom (Persian Gulf Freeway)Completed
Qom-Kashan (Amir Kabir Freeway)Completed
Kashan-NatanzCompleted
Natanz-IsfahanCompleted
Isfahan Western BypassCompleted
Isfahan Eastern BypassCompleted on section 1 and 2, Under construction on section 3
Isfahan-ShirazCompleted on section 1 to 6, Under construction on section 7, Planned on section 8
Shiraz-BushehrPlanned
Bandar Abbas-Shahid Rajaee PortCompleted

Freeway 9

Sign Name Situation
Isfahan-ShahinshahrCompleted

Freeway 16

Sign Name Situation
Tabriz-UrmiaCompleted on section 1, 2 and 4, Under construction on section 3, 5 and 6
Tabriz-SahandCompleted

Freeway 24

Sign Name Situation
Maragheh-HashtrudCompleted on section 2, Under construction on section 1 and 3
Bonab-Maragheh Under construction
Naqadeh-Bonab Planned
Piranshahr-Naqadeh Planned
Tamrchin-Piranshahr Planned

Freeway 51

Sign Name Situation
Isfahan-Zarrinshahr (Zobahan Freeway)Completed

Freeway 56

Sign Name Situation
Qom Western BypassCompleted on section 1, Under construction on section 2, 3 and connecting section 1 to Tehran-Qom Freeway.

Under construction or planned

Sign Name Situation
1Isfahan Eastern BypassCompleted on section 1 and 2, Under construction on section 3.
2Karaj Northern Bypass6.5 km of active route and opening of the rest of the route in Farvardin 1404 (April 2025).
3Tabriz-UrmiaSections one and two and four are completed, Sections three and five and six are under construction (chance of completion of section 3 in 1405 (2026))
4Maragheh-HashtrudSections 2 and 3 are active, sections 1, 4, and 5 are under construction. Section 4 is likely to open in last days of 1404 (March 2026).
5Sirjan-Bandarabbasphase of Sirjan bypass is approved government and others are waiting for to be approved government.
6Mashhad-Bojnurd-Gorganphase of Mashhad-Chenaran is under construction (chance of complete in 1404 (2025)), phase of Chenaran-Qochan is to be approved government and phase of Bojnurd-Gorgan is waiting for to be approved government.
7Kerman-BandarabbasIt is approved government
8Gorgan-Sari-Rashtphase of Sari-Qaemshahr is under construction (possibly opening in 1407 (2028)). phase of Qaemshahr-Amol and phase of Chaboksar-Sangar are on planned and others are waiting for to be approved government.
9Natanz-Sirjanphase of Natanz-Ardakan is on planned, phase of Ardakan-Anar is approved government and phase of Anar-Sirjan is waiting for to be approved government.
10Parsian-LamerdIt is approved government
11Shiraz-BushehrPlanned
12Shiraz-Firuzabad-JamIt is waiting for to be approved government.
13Tehran-Shomal FreewaySections 1 and 4 and the western runway of section 2 have been completed. The western runway of section 2 is under operation and its eastern runway is likely to open in the spring of 1404 (2025). The operational operations of section 3 have begun.
14Haram ta Haram freewayCompleted on phase of Mashhad-Baghche and phase of Qom-Garmsar, phase of Mashhad-Malekabad and phase of Semnan-Garmsar Under construction (chance of complete phase of Semnan-Garmsar in First days of 1404 (2025)), phase of Baghche-Neishabor is approved government and phase of Neishabor-Semnan is waiting for to be approved government.
15Karbala freewayCompleted on phase of Saveh-Hamedan, phase of Biston-Kermanshah and Kermanshah-Homeyl Under construction, phase of Hamedan-Biston and Kermanshah-Khosravi Planned.
16Ahvaz-Khorramabad-Arak-Tehran freewayphase of Arak-Borojerd، Band 2 of Arak northern bypass، Salafchegan-Qom، Qom western bypass Under construction (chance of complete phase of Qom western bypass in Khordad 1404 (June 2025)). phase of Ahvaz-Andimshak، Arak-Rahjerd and Pardis-Bomehen are on Planned and phase of Rahjerd-Salafchegan and Qom southern bypass are approved government.
17Isfahan-Shiraz freewaySection 7 of phase of Shiraz-Izadkhast Under construction, phase of Isfahan-Izadkhast is on planned and phase of end of Isfahan western bypass is waiting for to be approved government.
18Tabriz-Bazargan FreewayThe Tabriz-Sufian section has been completed. (The Sufian-Marand expressway will be opened in Esfand 1404 (March 2026)). The Marand-Ivaoghli section is on Planned, and the Ivaoghli-Maku-Bazargan section was approved by the Cabinet.
19Homeyl-Ilam freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
20Ahvaz-Isfahan freewayphase of Izeh-Lordegan is on planned and others are waiting for to be approved government.
21Tehran-Amol freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
22Charmshahr-Bomehen freewayPlanned
23Tabriz-Ahar-Baku freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
24Bushehr-Asaloyeh freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
25Birjand-Baghche freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
26Salafchegan-Isfahan freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
27Mashhad-Sarakhs freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
28Qom-Saveh-Takestan freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
29Loushan-Ardabil-Baku freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
30Hamedan-Sanandaj-Marivan freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
31Sadeh-Yasouj freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
32Azarshahr-Saghez freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
33Marand-Jolfa freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
34Nazarabad-Takestan freewayplanned
35Urumia eastern bypass freewayplanned
36Khoy-Razi freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
37Mayamei-Jajram-Qochan freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
38Bandare emam-Behbahan freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
39Ahvaz-Khorramshahr-Abadan freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
40Naein-Isfahan freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
41Sepidan-Shiraz-Jahrom-Lar-Bandare Abbas freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
42Maragheh-Tamarchin freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.
43Bandare khamir-Bandare shahid rajaei-Bandarabbas-Minab freewayIt is waiting for to be approved government.

References

  1. ↑ "تین نیوز". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.