According to Total News, quoted by ISNA, Majid Kiyani stated, considering the increase in the traffic of trucks and transit of goods in the region, which led to the creation of traffic and the complaints of drivers and owners of goods, the design of the above project is on the agenda of this organization.
The Managing Director of Aras Free Zone Organization said, development of the transit and export terminal capacity of Aras Free Zone with the cooperation of customs departments and border terminals is one of the key projects that was proposed since 2023 and the placement of this project by colleagues of Aras Free Zone Organization on a land area of 16 hectares took place in the last months of 2023 and we are now seeing trucks entering this area.
He stated that the function of this terminal is defined in four areas and a suitable capacity for car parking has been considered, added, besides that, transshipment of goods will occur in this area and export of goods and entry of goods to the borders of Aras Free Zone will take place.
Kiyani stated, the important thing that is foreseen in the development plan of the transit and export terminal capacity of Aras Free Zone is the green corridor that we are currently defining, which will lead to the connection of the Jolfa border terminal to the customs area at the border of Jolfa and next to the Aras river.
The Managing Director of Aras Free Zone Organization said, “the definition of the green corridor will lead to all the export works being carried out in this terminal, and eventually we will see trucks leaving the border, which will reduce the traffic at the Jolfa border, and definitely with this happening and facilitating the passage of trucks, we will see an increase in the volume of transit and exports from this border.
He added, the connection of the Jolfa railway to Russia in the past and the unloading of 300 wagon loads per day in this area led to the creation of infrastructure, but these infrastructures have been forgotten over time, and we hope that with the revival of Ares Corridor and Jolfa Rail Corridor, we will witness the further prosperity of this region in the field of export and transit in the country.