President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of the reconstructed Tovuz-Govlar-Agbashlar motor road.

The head of state reviewed the stands describing the technical parameters, the previous and current state of the road, as well the construction and creative work as carried out in the district and the Youth House project.

It was noted that in accordance with a decree of President Ilham Aliyev dated 1 May 2012 "On additional measures to accelerate the socioeconomic development of Tovuz District", 3 million manats were initially allocated from the Contingency Fund of the President of the state budget for 2012 for the construction of the Tovuz-Govlar-Agbashlar motor road linking 35 settlements with a total population of 40,000 people. Subsequently, another 11.5 million manats was allocated for the continuation of the construction.

It was noted that the construction of the Tovuz-Govlar-Agbashlar motor road 51 km in length had started in October 2012. During the reconstruction, tens of thousands of cubic meters of ground and sand-gravel mixture were poured onto the roadway and 330,000 square meters of asphalt laid.

As part of the project, a 62-meter three-span bridge above the river Zayam has been built in the village of Ahmadabad. In addition, a large number of aqueducts along the road have been built and repaired.

The Tovuz-Govlar-Agbashlar motor road, which is essential for the socioeconomic life of the district, will also be used by residents of the neighboring Gadabay District. The new road is extremely important from the point of view of the development of tourism and the district economy as a whole.

Significant work has also been done as part of the reconstruction project on inbound and local roads in adjacent settlements.

President Ilham Aliyev cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the road.

The President praised the work done.