Libyan coastal highway project implementation to begin next year
Libyan coastal highway project implementation to begin next year
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Libyan coastal highway project implementation is set to begin sometime next year, between March 20th and June 21st, according to the North African country Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The announcement came after the first virtual meeting of the Libyan-Italian Joint Technical Committee for Economic Cooperation.
Financed by the Italian government as per a 2008 agreement signed between Muammar al-Qadhafi and Silvio Berlusconi as part of the compensation for the colonial era, the motorway project will be executed in four parts by transalpine companies.
By Sami Zaptia.
Construction of the Italian financed and built coastal motorway will start in spring 2021 (Photo: Tripoli Foreign Ministry).
London, 18 December 2020:
Construction of Libya’s coastal motorway stretching from the Tunisian to the Egyptian border will start in spring 2021, Libya’s Tripoli-based Foreign Ministry announced yesterday. The motorway will be financed by the Italian government and built by Italian companies.
Italy will pay for the project as per the 2008 agreement signed between Qaddafi and Berlusconi as part of Italy’s colonial era compensation.
It must be noted, however, that since 2011, there have been several similar announcements without the project actually starting – mostly due to the lack of security in Libya.