Iran estimates $23 million bill to rebuild US-hit bridge

Iran says the reconstruction of a key bridge damaged in US attacks could cost around 3.5 trillion tomans, or roughly $23 million, as officials weigh redesign plans for the structure.

The head of the company overseeing construction of the northern Karaj freeway said rebuilding a major bridge damaged in US attacks could cost about 3.5 trillion tomans (roughly $23 million), Caliber.Az reports via Iranian media.

“We are trying to proceed with reconstruction under the current conditions by demolishing parts of the structure and redesigning it so it can be preserved as a symbol in the country,” said Abolfazl Rahmani, chief executive of the North Karaj Freeway Construction Company.

Rahmani added that the B1 bridge had been built “without foreign involvement” and said reconstruction costs could ultimately exceed the initial estimate.

By Aghakazim Guliyev