By John Lee. On Saturday, Prime Minister Mr. Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani inaugurated the intersection bridge near the College of Fine Arts in the Rusafa district of Baghdad. This bridge is the first among the traffic congestion relief projects launched by him last year in the capital, Baghdad. T According to a statement from the Prime […]
By John Lee. A factory in Erbil is recycling road materials, specifically asphalt, to reuse them for road maintenance and construction, according to a statement from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). It says this project, run by public sector employees, is one of the most modern asphalt recycling facilities, with a daily production capacity of […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani has supervised the launch of two new projects aimed at relieving traffic congestion in Baghdad. The first project involves the construction of two overpass bridges at the intersection of Aden and Sana'a squares on the Karkh side of Baghdad. The second project includes the construction of two […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani has invited several companies to develop Al-Nisour Square in Baghdad by constructing overpasses, tunnels, and an overpass over the railway towards Umm Al-Tabbul Mosque intersection, and widening the roads adjacent to the project path. The companies are: Transtech Engineers China Railway Sixth Group Co Ltd., China State […]
By Adam Lucente for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq rolls out new plan to reduce chronic Baghdad traffic Successive Iraqi governments have tried but failed to address the problem of traffic in the capital. Sudani's plan involves […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani has launched the first package of service projects to reduce traffic jams in the capital Baghdad which is the first of its kind. This launch came during his visit to the Ministry of Construction Housing Municipalities and Public Works. His Excellency stressed that these projects are part […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities has announced the completion of the Arar-Anaza road project. The project was overseen by the Roads and Bridges Department of the Ministry and executed by the Ashur General Company for Construction Contracting. This 29-km road, with a width of 6.3 meters, was completed at […]
By John Lee. China's Gezhouba Group has offered to invest $10 billion in Iraq's Kurdistan region. According to a report from Kurdistan24, a translation of which was published on the company's website, the investment is intended for roads, railways, the power sector and dams. Mohammed Shukri, chairman of the Kurdistan Investment Board, is quoted as […]
By John Lee. The Kalar-Darbandikhan road project has completed its first phase, according to a press release from the KRG. Garmian Roads Director Adnan Khalil said: "The first phase of the project, 24 kilometers long and 17 meters wide, has been completed at a cost of 46 billion dinars. "The second phase of the project […]
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has inaugurated the new Spilk-Khalifan highway in the Soran Autonomous Administration. The 8.5-km highway has been implemented at a cost of 64.2 billion Iraqi Dinars [$44 million]. At the inauguration ceremony, the Prime Minister described the highway as one of the many strategic projects aimed at enhancing the economic infrastructure […]
Transportation Sector in Iraq: Roads and Railways Transportation and mobility are pathways to urbanization, as addressing mobility challenges are key to accessing healthcare, education, and services, as well as promoting trade and commerce. The road network and the railway system in Iraq have been in existence since the rule of the Ottoman Empire during the […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Finance is to provide financing of 28.2 billion dinars ($19.3) to build a 95-km long coastal road along the Shatt al-Arab waterway. The plan was approved at this week's cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. According to the Cabinet Spokesperson, the Minister of Culture Hassan Nadhem, the […]
