On Thursday, the sixth day of May 2021, work kicked off for the construction of two highways in Algiers, Algeria, particularly in the municipalities of El Achour and Bir Mourad Rais which are located to the south of the wilaya.

The first of the two highways will cover a distance of over 10 kilometers. It is mainly a road bypassing three towns, that is El Achour, Draria, and Baba Hassen, and it is expected to enable easy access to the city of Algiers. The period of the execution of the construction works on this road section is set for 24 months.

The second road will be equipped with underground passages to facilitate traffic on several sections, including that of the N1 national road connecting the provinces of Algiers and Blida, which are 45 kilometers apart.

The two highway projects require a total investment of US$ 67.5bn or its thereabouts.

Part of a vast development plan for the road network in the wilaya of Algiers

These two road projects are a part of a vast development plan for the road network in the province, which is home to the North Africa country’s capital city, Algiers, and to over 3 million people notwithstanding that it is the smallest of all other provinces in the country by area.

This strategic plan comprises 17 development projects that are already being implemented and that are intended to facilitate urban mobility in the wilaya.

According to the Algerian Minister of Public Works and Transport Kamel Nasri, who launched the work for the aforementioned highways in the municipalities of El Achour and Bir Mourad Rais, the gradual decongestion of the capital will be effective when the strategic plan is 60% complete at the least.