Reconstruction of the Shahid Mirzaei tunnels on the Bandar Abbas–Hajiabad highway in southern Iran is progressing after US missile strikes destroyed the stone structures at their entrances and exits, according to Hormozgan road authorities.

Abbas Sharfi, director-general of Hormozgan’s Road Maintenance and Transportation Department, reported the latest progress during an inspection of the reconstruction project on Wednesday.

Sharfi said the US missile strikes on July 18 had completely destroyed the stone structures at the tunnels’ entrances and exits, prompting authorities to mobilize technical and construction teams to repair the damage.

“Following the incident, reconstruction work was launched, with technical and construction teams mobilized to repair the damaged sections and ensure safe passage along the Bandar Abbas-Hajiabad highway," he said.

Reconstruction of the outbound route has reached 55 percent, while work on the inbound route is 75 percent complete, Sharfi noted, with both directions expected to be restored by the end of Azar (late December) this year.

The work was continuing “with a focus on repairing the damage to the tunnel structures and restoring safe traffic conditions” along the key route, he stressed.

The damage was not limited to the tunnels. US attacks on July 26 and 27 damaged nine bridge structures on major roads across Hormozgan Province, disrupting several key transport links.

In September, Sharfi said repairs to eight of the nine damaged bridges were expected to be completed by the end of that month, while work on the remaining bridge was scheduled for completion by late October.

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Roads and Urban Development Minister Farzaneh Sadegh told parliament in May that more than 50 locations on the country’s transport network, including highways, tunnels and bridges, had been targeted by the US and Israel, with several tunnels struck more than once.

She also reported that five major railway bridges had been hit, disrupting key rail links.

“We are facing a war of corridors,” Sadegh said at the time, explaining that the government had taken measures to prevent disruptions to imports and exports.

Despite the damage, reconstruction continued during the attacks and the subsequent ceasefire period, Sadegh noted, with some projects completed within two weeks.

The restoration of transport infrastructure is particularly important in Hormozgan, where roads connect Bandar Abbas with other parts of southern Iran and support the movement of passengers and goods.

The reconstruction effort comes amid damage to Iran’s infrastructure during the latest round of US-Israeli aggression, which began on February 28. US and Israeli strikes targeted civilian infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and railway lines.

Iran responded with daily waves of missile and drone strikes targeting US and Israeli assets under the operational codename True Promise 4.

Although Iran and the US signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 17 in an effort to end the aggression, repeated US attacks on southern Iran violated the agreement.