By John Lee.
Iraq's Minister of Transport has announced that Türkiye has established a four-party council, including Iraq, Hungary, and Bulgaria, to advance the Development Road project's connection with Europe.
Razzaq Muhaibis Al-Saadawi told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that the initial designs for railway are complete, with final designs now underway. The expressway's initial design phase is 84-percent complete, and soil testing over a 1,000-km stretch is finished.
A separate statement from the Ministry of Transport said that the first phase of Al-Faw Grand Port is scheduled to open in 2025, and work on the 62-km highway connecting Al-Faw Grand Port with Umm Qasr is ongoing.
(Sources: INA, Ministry of Transport)
Comments are closed.