By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has included several road projects in its list of major strategic projects to be presented during the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq Reconstruction, to be held in Kuwait from 12th to 14th February: Rehabilitation and development of the existing roads Construction of highways next to the existing […]
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Baghdad-Kirkuk Highway Reopens
By Editor on 26th May 2015 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Industry & Trade News, Iraq Public Works News, Security
According to a report from BasNews, the Baghdad-Kirkuk highway was reopened on Monday, having been closed since March 2nd due to attacks and threats from the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL). For the moment, it is only open to personal vehicles, taxis and buses, and is not yet open to trucks. The Shi’ite militia group Hashid […]
Anbar Completes Highway to Saudi Arabia
By Matthew Gayle on 13th August 2013 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Transportation News
Anbar province recently announced its completion of a 12 billion Iraqi dinar ($10.3 million) highway project linking western Iraq to Saudi Arabia. Anbar province spokesman Mohammed Fathi Hantoush explained that the highway, called the Land Pilgrimage Road, is 230 kilometres long and links central Anbar to the Saudi border at Arar border crossing. Hantoush added […]
Denmark’s COWI to Design Baghdad-Turkey Highway
By Editor on 12th August 2012 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Public Works News, Iraq Transportation News
By John Lee. An official from Iraq's Ministry of Housing and Construction has told Bloomberg that the ministry has signed a contract with the Danish company COWI for the design of a highway linking Baghdad with Turkey. The company, based in Lyngby, Denmark, is due to complete preliminary designs within 20 weeks before working on […]
Cabinet OKs Project Linking Samawa to Highway
The cabinet’s economic committee approved a project to build a road linking Samawa to the highway in 27 km across the al-Warkaa district, the governor of al-Muthanna province revealed on Saturday. “The project approval was the outcome of efforts and discussions by the local administration in al-Muthanna,” Ibrahim Soliman al-Mayali told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. […]