TIRANA, Nov 19 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama shared Saturday a photo gallery showing a series of his meetings and inspection tours during a visit to the southwestern region of Vlora.
The government head said that “many major projects of national importance are taking shape in the renewed city of Vlora, where tourism industry is growing steadily, the value of properties of every household is increasing and the opportunities for everyone to engage in entrepreneurship and the community life spaces is expanding.”
During his Vlora trip, the government head held a meeting with the tourism operators in the coastal city.
Rama said that tourism operators are a major engine fueling development of local tourism and economy.”
The government head also attended an event on presentation of the public investments implemented in the municipality of Vlora.
Prime Minister Rama, accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, also the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, also inspected the ongoing works on construction of the six-km Llogara road tunnel, with 4.6 kilometres of the total stretch of the tunnel already opened by far.
This project is a long-awaited one, which boosts road safety, cuts the distance to the coast and promotes tourism development.
Once completed, by the end of 2024, the tunnel is going to link Saint Eliza Bridge in Dukat with Palasa Bridge on the other side of Llogara.
The Premier also inspected the construction work has been completed at the road linking the coastal town of Orikum and the village of Dukat, one of the most important infrastructure investment projects in the coastal region of Vlora and entire southern Albania.
The new road and the Vlora bypass project will shorten the distance to the coast, providing a breath of fresh air to local tourism and economy.
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