Algeria’s East-West highway nearing completion

Work on Algeria’s long running East-West highway project should be complete by mid-October 2015. The Algerian Ministry for Public Works, has said that the final 120km of road should be ready by mid-October at the latest. This will be the last section of the final stretch of the 1,200km East-West highway to open to traffic. A number of delays have hit work on some sections of the highways due to issues such as technical problems and disputes with contractors. The East-West highway is of major importance for
August 12, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Work on Algeria’s long running East-West highway project should be complete by mid-October 2015. The Algerian Ministry for Public Works, has said that the final 120km of road should be ready by mid-October at the latest. This will be the last section of the final stretch of the 1,200km East-West highway to open to traffic. A number of delays have hit work on some sections of the highways due to issues such as technical problems and disputes with contractors. The East-West highway is of major importance for Algeria and for North Africa as a whole. This forms part of the newly improved highway running from Morocco through to Egypt and which will be a vital route for trade and economic development for the region.
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