Transport

The government has begun turning its attention to the next phase of its programme to strengthen the country’s transport infrastructure – the improvement of urban and provincial road networks nationwide to ease congestion and improve end-user distribution services. Benefitting from an AD60bn (€610m) outlay in the current 2010-14 national investment...

Under the previous and current five-year plans of 2005-09 and 2010-14, a major government objective has been the modernisation and expansion of Algeria’s transport networks. With some €229bn having been allocated to the development of railways, airports, public transport, roadways and ports, major public works projects are under way to facilitate...

A key focus of spending under the government’s 2010-14 five-year development plan has been the modernisation and development of Algeria’s public transport facilities. Among other projects, the state plans to invest more than AD447bn (€4.3bn) in the construction of tramway systems for 14 cities nationwide, with the aim of emulating the success of the...

While Algeria has made significant improvements to key elements of its transport infrastructure, a rise in international cargo flows in recent years has put pressure on the country’s ports. Despite experiencing a minor slowdown in maritime traffic in 2008, national port traffic increased from 117.9m tonnes in 2010 to 118.1m tonnes in 2011, according...