Albania prequalifying for bypasses around Vlore and Fier

Albania is pre-qualifying contractors for two major bypass projects, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. One is for construction of a 29km bypass of the southern Adriatic port city of Vlore with work expected to take 27 months. Vlore, with a population or around 130,000, is the country’s third largest city.
October 5, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Albania is pre-qualifying contractors for two major bypass projects, according to the 1166 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

One is for construction of a 29km bypass of the southern Adriatic port city of Vlore with work expected to take 27 months. Vlore, with a population or around 130,000, is the country’s third largest city.

The second contract will be for a 22km dual carriageway bypass of Fier, around 55km north of Vlore. Fier, with a population of just over 85,000 is 16km east of the Adriatic Sea and 100km south of the capital Tirana

The combined cost of the two works is just over €100 million.
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