A large surrounding market
The four-province influence area had a population of nearly 19.7 million in 2021/22.
Decision use: Assess access to customers, labour, and specialist services.Loading
The corridor benefits from inter-provincial access, proximity to major consumption and production markets, and the possibility of locating multiple value chains along a single route.
The evidence library connects study outputs to traceable questions for opportunity, location, infrastructure, and governance screening.
Source: Ghadir Highway Management Brief · Spring 2026 · GH-MGT · page 9The four-province influence area had a population of nearly 19.7 million in 2021/22.
Decision use: Assess access to customers, labour, and specialist services.The 160-kilometre highway links the eastern and western sides of the metropolitan region without passing through the dense urban core.
Decision use: Assess goods movement, distribution, and regional access.Eleven packages across five superzones are linked through material, energy, data, goods, and visitor flows.
Decision use: Identify synergies and shared infrastructure.Thirty-five source location records have been studied, then grouped into 33 public priorities across several levels and alternatives.
Decision use: Support initial comparison before legal and technical site validation.The Investment Office manages submission, initial review, meetings, evidence exchange, and dataroom requests.
Decision use: Reduce uncertainty at the start of engagement.