BAKU: Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Digital Development and Transport has announced new traffic restrictions in the historic center of Baku as part of a broader mobility transformation program. The initiative, set to commence on October 27, will limit car access to Icherisheher and nearby Aziz Aliyev Street.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the Transport Coordinating Council has approved a project that will restrict vehicular traffic from the intersection of Istiglaliyet Street with Azerbaijan Avenue to Aziz Aliyev Street. The project also includes plans for designated boarding and disembarking points for tourist buses in front of the Gosha Gala gates and a complete ban on car traffic along Aziz Aliyev Street. Only vehicles for supply chain management, diplomatic representatives, operational and technical services, housing, and communal services will be granted access to Icherisheher, entering from Neftchiler Avenue.