Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani launched, this evening, Tuesday, four new projects, within the first package to relieve traffic congestion in the capital, Baghdad.
Al-Sudani also conducted a field visit to Aden Square, which is witnessing the implementation of the construction of a bridge over the square space on Imam Musa Al-Kadhim Street with two lanes, as part of the projects of the first package to relieve traffic congestion. He was briefed on the progress of work and met with workers within the night shift that is implementing the project, and listened to a brief explanation about the stages of work and the most prominent difficulties and challenges, and directed them to be addressed.
The new projects, launched by the Prime Minister in various areas of Baghdad, included a project to construct a bridge and tunnel at the Fine Arts Intersection, which includes two bridges linking the road coming from Al-Mustansiriya University to the road leading to Al-Sarrafiya Intersection, and vice versa. The length of one bridge with the approaches is about 400 meters and a width of 9 meters.
As for the second project, it includes developing the intersection of Al-Rashid Camp with Al-Dora Expressway (Al-Mashn Complex), and includes the construction of a 470-meter-long tunnel with two lanes to and from, connecting (Al-Rashid Camp and Al-Zafaraniyah Road) with (the Karrada area), as well as the construction of a fly-over bridge with a length of 805 meters and a width of 9 meters connecting the road of New Baghdad at Al-Rashid Camp and Al-Zafaraniyah, in addition to developing the surface intersection that will operate with high smoothness to serve vehicle traffic on the (New Baghdad-Karada) (Zafaraniya-New Baghdad) and (Karada-New Baghdad) roads, with a total length of about 2 km for the service streets.
While the third project includes developing the Cordoba-Port Said Street intersection, and constructing the Cordoba Bridge, 725 meters long and 18 meters wide, along Port Saeed Street, from the Tayaran Square Tunnel, crossing the Muhammad Al-Qasim Bridge Road.
As for the fourth project, it includes the construction of the road linking the Muhammad Al-Qasim Highway and the (Kirkuk-Baghdad) Road, passing through Al-Basateen neighborhood, and extending the Muhammad Al-Qasim Highway to intersect with Al-Saddah Road, which extends to intersect with the (Kirkuk-Baghdad) Road, with a length of about 2.5 km, with two lanes to and from. The project also includes the construction of a bridge on the Army Canal Road that crosses over the Muhammad Al-Qasim Highway, with a length and approaches of 700 meters.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency