The Government of Algeria has launched the construction of a 1,216 km East-West highway across Algeria. The highway will ensure the connection between the Tunisian border to the east and the Moroccan border to the west, and will link the cities of Annaba, Constantine, Setif, Algiers, Oran and Tlemcen. It will cross 24 of the country’s 48 wilayas (or provinces). This project is part of a huge economic and social recovery program over the period 2005-2009, of which it is one of the major components in terms of required resources and potential economic value. The project is entirely financed by the Algerian Government.

East-West motorway in numbers:

• Total length               1 216 km
• Cross-section            2 x 3 lanes
• Design speed            from 80 to 120 km/h (depending on terrain)
• Interchanges             60 (if tolls are charged)
• Bridges                     538, of which 70 long span bridges
• Tunnels                    13, over a total length of 16 km in double tubes - galleries

Dessau, in consortium with Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF) is providing a team of certified managers, engineers and technical experts in order to help the country’s Agence Nationale des Autoroutes (National Motorway Agency) implement this project, during a period of 50 months.

Services offered (2006 to 2010)

• Strengthening of ANA’s general organization
• Support to supervision and control of works by other consultants
• Development of management tools to evaluate progress at the national level through consolidation of information from regional level
• Transfer of work procedures to managers and senior staff or ANA

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