Haraz Axis View

Iran Railway Development Consulting Engineers Company (Metra)

Project details

Project location Haraz Road (Tehran - Mazandaran)
Project status Completed
Consultant Architectural Consultant: Metra Consulting Engineers Company
Control System ----
Project Owner Construction and Development Company of Transportation Infrastructures of the country - Implementer of Haraz axis project
Project Contractor Khatam al-Nabiya (PBUH) Camp
Date & Duration of the Contract 2018

Project Description

Understanding the view of the area, the pathology of present condition, determine the objectives and the strategies of view plan, Prepare a general view map including landmarks and valuable views, Provide plan and instructions for thematic plans (retaining wall, road guard, bridge, tunnel, etc.), and Local plans (stops, views, intermediate welfare service complexes, etc.) and Codification of criteria for construction of roadside buildings, installation of billboards, native and climatic planting plan, wildlife protection, etc.

Preparation of additional study appendices (in addition to service descriptions) including proposing and introducing new materials and implementation techniques to use in project implementation

Plan Objectives

1.Adherence to the principles of sustainable development and the principles of landscape architecture and respect for the design context
2.Preservation of the mountain character of the route in the collective memory and compatibility of the architecture of the road organs with it
3.Reduced human interventions and restoration of the face of nature after the end of road construction operations as a general solution

Description of Metra Consulting Engineers Services

Recognizing the landscape of the region, pathology of the current situation, determining the goals and strategies of landscape design, preparing a general map of the landscape including turning points, landmarks, valuable views, etc.
Provide thematic plans and instructions (retaining wall, road protection, bridge, tunnel, etc.) and local (stops, views, service-welfare complexes, etc.)
Codification of construction criteria for roadside buildings, installation of billboards, indigenous and climatic planting plans, wildlife protection, etc.
Preparation of additional study appendices (in addition to service descriptions) including proposing and introducing new materials and implementation techniques for use in project implementation

Project features

The length of the project is 100 km.
The number of bridges is 33 spans.
The maximum length of the bridge span is 340 meters.
The number of tunnels along the route is 20.
The maximum length of the tunnel is 1675 meters.
The first road landscape project prepared by an Iranian consultant.

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