TIRANA, July 16/ATA/ Vlora Bypass road opened to traffic on Friday, the new panoramic axis will significantly improve the road traffic flow during the peak season.
The Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama accompanied by the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku attended today the opening of this axis, said that, “this is long-awaited news and whoever is leaving for the south, to cross from Vlora down to the coast of the Ionian sea, will have a completely different opportunity, as now, they will be able to cross the axis easily even in a fragment of nature previously unexplored or enjoyed, with a panoramic trip that introduces every vacationer, visitor, tourist into the holiday climate.”
“They can also make good use of their time in an exemplary way, as the project was problematic. The problems were endless in terms of stagnation, expropriation. Now, here we are. In the fall there will be no construction site here,” the premier Rama stressed.
“As we promised, today we are ready to open the Vlora Bypass. This is a temporary opening, as the construction works are still going on, but nevertheless we have taken all road safety measures. The bypass is passable from all sides, there is no blockage. In all points considered highly critical, due to the ongoing works in the two entrances to Kanina, appropriate measures have been taken. While work is underway on the construction of the Bridge 3, as well as on the installation of traffic lights to improve the road traffic flow from both sides,” Minister Balluku said.
“Everything goes according to plan. The traffic flow starts at 7 o’clock to be bypassed from the entrance of Vlora in this segment and, certainly all the volume of traffic from the south will no longer pass through Radhima or Vlora, as the roundabout of Orikum will improve the traffic flow,” she added.
“During a general test along with the State Police, we covered the distance in about 20 minutes travelling at 60 km/h, and at 30 and 40 km/h in axis where traffic signals were installed,” Minister Balluku added.
The bypass road project is co-founded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union, worth 37 million euros.
The 29-km new road is expected to have a significant impact on development of tourism and it will significantly improve the road traffic flow in the coastal city of Vlora and along the southern coast of Albania. //a.i/
