By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced a new investment opportunity in Iraq: Rehabilitation of Bismayah Connecting Road, Ministry of Construction, Municipalities and Public Works (Source: National Investment Commission) (Picture: Business opportunity word cloud, from ibreakstock/Shutterstock)
Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the 150-meter ring road project of the city of Erbil. In a speech during the ceremony, Prime Minister Barzani said: “The 150-metre road project is one of many projects which were prepared for implementation by the Kurdistan Regional Government. If it had not been for hardships […]
By John Lee. A new section of Erbil's largest road was reportedly opened on Monday. The five-kilometer stretch of the "120 Meter Road" will alleviate heavy traffic on the Erbil-Pirmam and Erbil-Koya roads, according to a report from Rudaw. The Hemn Group has pledged to finish the next phase of the project near the Kirkuk road […]
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 […]
By John Lee. Aswat Al Iraq reports that Iraq's Minister of Reconstruction and Housing, Tariq al-Khikani], has inaugurated two road projects in Najaf and laid the cornerstone for another two. The first road project is 26 km long, with a cost of 2.73 billion Iraqi dinars; the second is 27.15 km at a cost of […]
The KRG's Ministry of Housing and Reconstruction is currently building a dual carriageway connecting Erbil to Haji Omaran. Parts of the road, which include tunnels and bridges, do not pass through the old path known as Hamilton Road. After the project is completed, the road between Erbil and Haji Omaran will become a dual carriageway. […]
Iraq’s Finance Minister, HE Dr. Safauddin Mohammed Al Safi, and the Acting President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Dr. Abdul Aziz Al Hinai (pictured), have signed an agreement for $217 million to fund the construction of Expressway No. 1, a major trade-corridor connecting Iraq to its neighbouring countries. The signing was attended by HE […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Six Years to Build a Short Road: Corruption and Construction in Karbala Despite the city’s tourism wealth, Karbala city officials say they don’t have enough money to complete important […]
From The World Bank. A new project will reduce traffic fatalities by nearly 25 percent on two transport corridors connecting Iraq to its northern, southern and western neighbors and beyond. The US$355 million Iraq Transport Corridors Project, approved by the World Bank Board of Directors on Thursday, will improve road quality and safety and promote […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Housing and Reconstruction on Tuesday has announced a 25-billion-dinar ($21.5-million) plan to develop roads and bridges across the country. According to a report from Al-Shorfa, the plan involves building three bridges on the Euphrates in western Iraq and one in Kirkuk province. The ministry also plans to renovate […]
By John Lee. Nawzad Hadi, Governor of Erbil, has visited the Kore-Qandil road project to review progress. On his visit Mr. Hadi was accompanied by Deputy Governor Tahir Abdullah, general directors of roads, municipality and water resources in Erbil, in addition to the Mayor of Shaqlawa. They started their visit at the Kore-Qandil road, a […]
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 […]
