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The Algerian Democratic and People’s Republic

Afroun-Hussienia Motorway

 

Loan No.: 426 Interest Rate: 4.5 %
Beneficiary: Ministry of Public Works Grace Period: 5 years
Project Cost: KD 51.8 million Maturity: 22 years
Amount of Loan: KD 27.0 million Repayment: 35semi-annual installments
Date of Loan Agreement: 16/04/2002 First Installment: 5 years from the first disbursement
Date of Effectiveness: 05/08/2002    

 

Objectives:

The Project aims at developing road transportation services between highly populated areas and the economic centers in the northern parts of the country, and accommodate the increasing road traffic on major arteries of the main road network by constructing a motorway which extends from the east to the west boarders. This motorway would also develop road communication with the neighboring Maghreb countries, being a part of the Maghreb Motorway extending from Libya to Mauritania, passing through Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.

Description:

Borj Bo-Areerej-Kamis Maliana motorway which is expected to be completed by the end of the year 2006, comprises of 8 parts with total length of 300km. The Afron-Housainieh is one of these parts and has a length of 8 km. The project components are:

1-    Road construction: this includes all the civil works related to the construction of a 25km long road having a width of 34m to fit four lanes, two lanes in each direction with widths of 7m each. These lanes will increase to 3 with a width of 10.5m on bridges and through tunnels. Civil works will also cover the construction of a 2500m long tunnel in each direction and the construction of bridges, safety facilities, water drainage systems in addition to various necessary auxiliary works.

2-       Consultancy Services: This includes employing consultancy firms to assist in the Supervision of the project implementation, and adding any necessary changes on the projects designs during its construction.

3-       Institutional support: which includes improving the agency’s performance by providing computer hardware and software, employee training courses and a motorway maintenance plan.

Financing:

The Arab Fund loan covers around 52% of the total project cost. The Algerian government will finance the remaining cost and any contingencies that may arise during its execution.

 

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