Algeria completes 56 road projects and launches 39 worksites
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Algérie 360
Algeria has completed 56 road projects and launched 39 worksites across 24 wilayas, covering a total of 853.5 kilometres. The programme includes modernising 10 kilometres of expressway between Douaouda and Bou Ismail, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Basic Infrastructure.
Algeria has completed 56 road projects totalling 464.5 kilometres and launched 39 new worksites covering 389 kilometres, making 95 operations across 853.5 kilometres in 24 wilayas. The programme was announced when the modernisation of the expressway between Douaouda and Bou Ismail, in Tipaza province, was inaugurated on Saturday 31 October, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Basic Infrastructure, cited by Algérie 360.
Minister Abdelkader Djellaoui presided over the opening of the 10-kilometre section. The works included asphalt concrete surfacing, widening structures, improving rainwater drainage and installing street lighting, Algérie 360 reports.
Part of the national programme linked to the 72nd anniversary of the outbreak of the National Liberation Revolution, the projects aim to modernise and maintain the road network. The expressway is intended to ease traffic between Algiers and Tipaza, particularly during rush hours and the summer season, according to the ministry.
