A major new railway project that will transformAfrica’s biggest country is under way.Algeria’s National Railway Investment Design and Implementation Supervision Agency (Anesrif) has issued two proposals to construct a new 495kmrailwaythrough the South of the country.
It is reported that the project will cost a whopping $2.6 billion (approximately £2.2 billion) for the complete construction of the line, which will run between Laghouat, Ghardaia and El-Meniaa.
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The development is being split into two contracts. The first is for the 265km stretch from Laghouat to Ghardaja. It will feature five stations, 21 viaducts, one tunnel and 55 culverts.
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The second section of the work will cover the 230km between Ghardaia and El-Meniaa, and will have three stations, six viaducts, and 35 other structures.
The El-Meniaa project will be Algeria's largest railway project in history. Passenger trains will operate at up to 220km/h on the railway and freight at 160km/h. The work development is expected to boost trade across the region by making the movement of agricultural and industrial projects to markets easier.
The African Development Bank is providing a $870m (over £642 million) to partly finance the project.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
