According to the Authority, the construction of Tirana Ring Road is taking its full form and this is an investment that will ease traffic on interurban roads.

Contract Management Manager Gëzim Noni spoke in an interview with Tv Klan about the works in each lot of this project, where work is underway at an increased pace.

According to him, the teams are currently working at a fast pace in 6 of its 7 lots, to be ready by the end of the current year.

There have also been built secondary roads which connect the ring road with other areas of the capital.

Tirana ring road is 28.7 kilometers long. The designed speed of movement is 90 km per hour, a speed limited due to the many entrances and exits.

This road segment is expected to enliven the lives of communities and increase the value of properties and investments of community residents in all the areas where it passes. /j.p/p.s./

Peleshi met with Arjeta Puca, who, together with her company TIMAK, is working on the prototype of the first armored military vehicle “Made in Albania”.

Peleshi emphasized that the Innovation Center has joined this great initiative.

He expressed full confidence that after 3 weeks, in Paris, at the “Eurosatory” fair, this Albanian product will be successfully presented.

Peleshi also took the opportunity to highlight the fact that TIMAK’s team is composed by 75% young women and has managed to export vehicles to 20 countries of the world and even dares to enter courageously the market of the military industry./p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama shared on social media photos of the cars of French collectors who visited Tirana.

Rama said that, “French collectors of historical vehicles, “Le Raid des Baroudeurs”, in the course of the tour through 9 countries, parked full of charm in Albania, where they will continue to discover beauty and landscapes in us”.

“As part of their tour, the French collectors will cover 5,800 km in 21 days in 9 countries”, Rama emphasized.

With their guide, the French collectors are enjoying the tour with the wonderful landscapes that Albania offers. They are visiting Tirana, Berat, Gjirokastra and Korça.

Meanwhile, Retro Albania welcomed the guests by giving them the RETRO catalog of the history of Albanian motoring.

The French collectors of historical tools “Le Raid des Baroudeurs” will visit from May 13-June 2 9 countries such as Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia, where they will pass between the sea and the mountains, combining culture and nature. /k.s/ /gj.m/p.s./

Ever since its establishment in 2014, NGO Smart Sports Kids Centre has been providing physical activities and consultation to children with disabilities in Tirana, giving them hope and a chance to live a more active life. Thanks to the Grant from Japan, this NGO will now be able to work more efficiently and effectively by using the new vehicle and professional equipment, for the transport and better training of the children with disabilities including all children partaking in their activities.

During the Handover Ceremony, the Ambassador of Japan to AlbaniaH.E. Mr. Takada Mitsuyuki expressed his wish that many children with disabilities will benefit from this project and praised the work of the NGO Smart Sports Kinds Centre for the continuous efforts towards helping this vulnerable group in Albania. From his side, Mr. Kliton Muça, the representative of the NGO Smart Sports Kinds Centre, expressed his deepest gratitude to Japan, and his commitment to helping the children with disabilities in Tirana and Albania.

Japan has long been committed to supporting the development of the education sector and the vulnerable groups in Albania. The Government of Japan has provided help to different vulnerable groups such as in 2020, with the provision of equipment in order to support the manufacturing of prosthetics for people in need through NGO Hope for Life. As well as in 2022, a grant contract was signed for the provision of video and audio recording equipment for creating learning materials for children and people with visual impairment to the Blind Pupils Institute “Ramazan Kabashi” through the NGO ‘Institute Visum for the blinds’.

According to the Directorate, during the 11th month period of the current year, it comes out that the revenues from the services increased by 81%, compared to the same period of 2018, as well as by 11% compared to last year.

“There are 1,373 citizens served per hour. 53% more services provided than in 2018. 455,381 innovation services in January – November 2022 and 63% more innovation services compared to the same period of 2021”, said the Directorate.

According to the Directorate, the results achieved are thanks to good administration, innovative systems of online services and informatization, modernization of physical infrastructure, the fight against bribery, reduction of debtors as well as increased security. /p.s./

According to Authority, there has been snowfall in Qafë Thore while the contracting authorities have taken measures to clear this road axis of snow and distribute salt.

Vehicle movement is carried out without problems along all national roads.

The Authority said that the contractors and workers are on the ground to keep traffic normal.

It also extended an appeal to drivers of vehicles to show increased caution when driving in rainy weather, reduce speed, respect traffic signs and instructions of the Traffic Police./p.s./

According to the Authority, for the time being only the traffic in Dedaj-Razëm road continues to be diverted to the alternative road.

“Contractors and workers are on the ground to keep traffic normal”, said the Authority.

The Authority also appealed to drivers to show increased caution when driving in rainy weather, to reduce speed, and to respect traffic police signs and instructions. /j.p/p.s./

There are performed about 300 thousand services per year, 10% in the national level.

General Director of General Directorate of Road Transport Services Blendi Gonxhja said that non-budgetary funds thanks to good administration and income from self-financing have been invested in the renovation process.

Gonxhja posted today on social media photos of the work premises before and after the investments that transformed the building.

“A thrilling album about what we inherited at the former NSHRAK, the second center of road transport services, right in the heart of the capital, where about 300 thousand services are performed per year, 1/3 of Directorate of Road Transport Services Tirana, or about 10% of the total at the national level! See how about 100,000 vehicles were “served”, 37% of the capital fleet or 13% of the local fleet! In the last year alone, this center hosted 92,580 drivers! 26 employees of our entity “worked” in these conditions until 2020! Today, the work on radical transformation speaks for itself! Without increasing, on the contrary, by reducing costs and fees, facilitating and simplifying practices, we have constantly invested with non-budgetary funds, thanks to good administration and income from self-financing”, said Gonxhja./p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama shared today on social media the images of the transformation of the technical control building in the capital, part of the transformation plan of the infrastructure of all the regional directorates of the Albanian Road Transport Services.

The prime minister said that, “Half of Albania’s vehicles used to be tested at Tirana’s automobile depot and every driver who stopped there once in year was charged with high tariffs”.

According to him, “The images today, when the concession has been canceled and this service is performed by the General Directorate of Road Transport Service speak for themselves, just as the significantly reduced rates of transport services speak for themselves”.

Meanwhile, the Directorate continues to make other investments in buildings. After the transformation of most of the Road Transport Service facilities across the country has become a reality, investment will now be made in the central General Directorate, currently functioning at reduced capacity because of the damages caused by the earthquakes and classified as an object for reconstruction by the Construction Institute. /m.m/j.p/p.s./

“The Directorate has made sustainable progress thanks to good administration during the 2019-2022 period, innovations, investments in digital systems and IT logistics, improvement of regulatory acts, re-conceptualization of services and infrastructural modernization, consolidation of the entity in every aspect, appropriate policies with the support of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy. All this effort has resulted in more economical, faster, simpler, practical and much better quality vital services for citizens and subjects”, said the Directorate.

The Directorate appreciated that thanks to these investments, today the citizens can register their vehicle and close all procedures, in just 30 minutes at a cost of 6,600 ALL.

“Albanian motoring, crippled by the course of history over the years, today is proudly compared to the countries and services in the region. If you used to wait for long hours, submit dozens of costly documents, and above all find alternative ways to get service as soon as possible, today you register your vehicle in just 30 minutes and close all the procedures with a cost of 6,600 ALL”, said the Directorate./p.s./