Editing Transport in Iran (section)

== Ministry of Road and Transportation ==
{{Main|Ministry of Roads and Transportation (Iran)}}
The [[Ministry of Roads and Transportation]] is in charge of studying and deciding pricing policy of the transportation; as well as issuing licenses for the establishment of transportation firms. In addition, the Ministry is in charge of implementing comprehensive and integrated transportation policies in Iran. As of 2016, plans for [[Foreign direct investment in Iran|foreign direct investment in the transport sector]] include over 5,600&nbsp;km of highways, 745&nbsp;km of freeways, and close to 3,000&nbsp;km of main roads.<ref name=BYI1>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebusinessyear.com/iran-2016/royal-roads/review|title=Royal roads|website=The Business Year|access-date=1 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704063622/https://www.thebusinessyear.com/iran-2016/royal-roads/review|archive-date=4 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> These projects and others are worth $25 billion (not including [[List of airlines in Iran|aircraft purchases]] worth another $50 billion).<ref name=BYI1 /> Iran says it needs more than $40 billion to complete 258 major unfinished transportation projects (2016).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/domestic-economy/55937/40b-needed-to-complete-transportation-projects-in-iran|title=$40b Needed to Complete Transportation Projects in Iran|date=21 December 2016|access-date=1 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111041600/https://financialtribune.com/articles/domestic-economy/55937/40b-needed-to-complete-transportation-projects-in-iran|archive-date=11 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>