Algeria upgrading route to key highway status

Algeria is upgrading National Road One (RN01) so that it will become the North-South motorway. The project involves widening and improving the route as well as adding more lanes. The work forms part of the 2010-2014 five-year plan and involves seven local and national companies. It involves doubling the number of lanes for the 103km stretch between the Laghouat and Ghardaïa regions. The work is costing US$116 million. Work on the first 51km section will be completed at the end of August 2015, while the seco
June 5, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
Algeria is upgrading National Road One (RN01) so that it will become the North-South motorway. The project involves widening and improving the route as well as adding more lanes. The work forms part of the 2010-2014 five-year plan and involves seven local and national companies. It involves doubling the number of lanes for the 103km stretch between the Laghouat and Ghardaïa regions. The work is costing US$116 million. Work on the first 51km section will be completed at the end of August 2015, while the second, 39km section will be achieved in December 2015. The final 13km section will be complete in March 2016.

The Algerian ministry of public works has set up a national commission to speed up the work for the RN 01 highway project, specifically the section between Blida and Medea. The commission is tasked with preventing delays in the delivery of the project.
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