Overview

Chinese Government provides funding for 5km Niayesh Tunnel Construction Project

Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•IranDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•IranSector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Vague TBD

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2010

Start (actual): Mar 1, 2010

End (planned): Feb 10, 2013

End (actual): May 1, 2013

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the construction of the 5 km Niayesh Tunnel (تونل نیایش) in Tehran. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/206517478.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Iran

Loan description

Chinese Government provides funding for 5km Niayesh Tunnel Construction Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

The Chinese Government reportedly helped fund the construction of the 5 km Niayesh Tunnel (تونل نیایش) in Tehran. Traffic in the north tunnel flows from east to west. In the south tunnel it flows from west to east. The tunnel is one of the longest in the world and the city’s Chinese-designed metro system. It was meant to reduce traffic in Tehran. Construction started in March 2010 was expected to be completed on February 10, 2013. The north tunnel was ultimately put into operation on February 18, 2012 and the south tunnel was ultimately put into trial operation on May 1, 2013.

Staff comments

The nature of the Chinese Government financing that was provided for this project is unknown.