Only government can determine destiny of Qom monorail: Mayor

Referring to the latest status of the Qom monorail project, Dr. Seyyed Morteza Saghaeiannejad stated that to complete the project, we need 12,000 billion rials, which neither the municipality nor the government can provide in the current situation.

In addition to funding the project, we also face legal and practical problems to complete the monorail, Dr. Saghaeiannejad noted.

He went on to say that some urban managers have suggested changing the project’s usage, adding the issue should be carefully reviewed in Iran’s government since it requires huge budgets.

The mayor finally suggested to outsource the project to the private sector, so that it can define cultural uses for it in accordance with the needs of the city.

The construction of Qom’s monorail system was part of a nationally-coordinated plan to ease traffic congestion in Iran’s major cities.

The project, Iran’s first monorail system, was being implemented by a joint venture of MAPNA Group and Kayson Company within the framework of an EPC contract.

The holy city of Qom, located 150 km south of capital, Tehran, is a significant destination for a large number of pilgrims. The project was aimed at improving services for the citizens and pilgrims visiting the city.

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