June 2017, new deadline for Tirana-Elbasan highway

26/08/2016 00:00

The Tirana-Elbasan highway has a new deadline. After three years of
delays, the Road authority says the disagreements with “Aktor” were
resolved and the works for the segment from Sauk to the tunnel have
started once again.

“85% of the works will be complete within this year. 15% in the next year. The road will be complete by June 2017”, said the Chairman of the Albanian Road Authority.

The 27-kilometer-long road that connects Tirana with Elbasan has started in 2011. The first bid was 290 million USD, but due to some landslides in Iba the cost may be higher.

“We requested an additional fund of 35 million USD from the Abu Dhabi Bank. Very soon we will have a ratification in Parliament and the funding will be complete”, Xhika explained.

According to Xhika, if the construction company will delay the works again, they will be penalized.

The Road Authority says that the 13 kilometer long segment from Sauk to the tunnel.

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