Project ID: 67365

Chinese Government provides funding for 5km Niayesh Tunnel Construction Project

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Iran

Sector

Transport and storage (Code: 210)

Flow type

Vague TBD

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

Vague (Official Finance) (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2010-01-01

Actual start

2010-03-01

Planned complete

2013-02-10

Actual complete

2013-05-01

NOTE: Red circles denote delays between planned and actual dates

Geography

Description

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.

Additional details

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

Number of official sources

0

Number of total sources

10

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Iran [Government Agency]