The Herat Municipality announced, with the aim of preventing traffic accidents and reducing congestion, the construction of a new road adjacent to the Herat-Islam Qala highway has begun.
This road will stretch for more than 2.5 kilometers and will cost 42 million Afghanis.
Nematullah Hassan, the mayor of Herat, said: "This is a public and international road connecting Islam Qala with the city of Herat, and several districts also rely on this road for transportation. It will provide great ease for the people and help reduce traffic incidents."
The Herat Municipality assures that this road will be built to a high standard.
Mohammad Nasir Sulaimankhail stated: "We, along with the municipality, have supervisors for this project, and they have other supervisors. All the work is under the control of the relevant bodies to ensure quality."
Mohammad Ayoub Saif Jihad, the technical and professional director of the Herat Municipality, said: "This is one of Herat's wide roads, with a width of 80 meters. In the future, four roads will be constructed here, and this year, we have three projects in this area."
Some local residents and drivers said that this route is one of the busiest parts of Herat and has often witnessed deadly traffic accidents.
Mohammad Asif Naderi, a resident of Herat, said: "The construction of this road should be completed as soon as possible because many traffic accidents happen here due to the heavy congestion."
Rafiullah, a driver, said: "When this road is built, it will create 100% ease for drivers and local people. Currently, this road is extremely crowded, and traffic accidents happen frequently. A traffic accident occurred here recently, and both drivers and residents are facing many difficulties."
Sulaiman, a resident of Herat, said: "Nighttime travel on this road is very dangerous. Three days ago, a major traffic accident occurred here, and one of our friends was injured. This road has no width or signs, making it very dangerous."
The Islam Qala port and three western districts of Herat are connected to the city of Herat via this route.
Every day, thousands of vehicles travel on this road, most of them being transit and freight vehicles.