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The Baghdad Kirkuk Road rehabilitation project completion rate has reached 67 percent, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Planning confirmed.
Abdel Zahra Al-Hindawi told Zawya Projects that the 10-kilometre-long road project forms part of wider programme to improve road access to Baghdad and remove traffic jams at the entry points to the Iraqi capital.
He said the project is scheduled for completion in September 2023.
The project also includes the rehabilitation of the Baghdad-Diyala Road, which extends from Bab Al-Sham to the intersection of Muhammad Al-Sakran, with a length of more than 9 km, and two overpasses with a length of 2,400 metres and an underground pass with a length of 1,200 meters.
Al -Hindawi said the project includes two pedestrian bridges of 150-metre length each, road lighting, a protective fence, and a galvanised fence.
He added that the Ministry of Planning called on the Ministry of Oil to provide the necessary materials such as asphalt and fuel to ensure the completion of the project on time.
(Reporting by Majda Muhsen; Editing by Anoop Menon)
