Baghdad – IA – Muhammad Al-Talbi
Advisor to the Prime Minister for Transport Affairs, Nasser Saleh Al-Asadi, confirmed today, Saturday, that huge international companies have expressed a desire to implement the Baghdad Metro and the Holy Karbala-Al-Najaf Expressway projects.
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Al-Asadi said to the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “The Baghdad Metro projects and the Holy Karbala-Najaf Al-Ashraf Express Train projects have been put forward for investment, and investors will apply, and every investor will offer his services,” pointing out that “on 2/12/2024, the announcement will begin.” Each investor presents the companies within his alliance, and the alliance that will win will then be announced.”
He added, “Many large international companies have contacted the Prime Minister, including Spanish, Italian, Qatari, Emirati, Chinese, Japanese, and others,” indicating that “the time limit for bringing the two projects into service will be determined after appointing the investor and negotiating with him, but that will be very soon.”
He pointed out that “many projects will solve transportation problems in Baghdad and the provinces, and raise Iraq’s transportation sector to advanced levels, such as tram projects, airports, integrated transportation projects, and activating public transportation.”
Yesterday, Thursday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani announced the launch of investment opportunities for the Baghdad Metro project and the Karbala-Najaf train project.
Al-Sudani said in his speech during the ceremony of launching investment opportunities for the Baghdad Metro Project and the Karbala-Najaf Express Train Project, and the Iraqi News Agency (INA) followed it: “The Baghdad Metro Project establishes an important shift in the movement of citizens in the capital, Baghdad, whose population exceeds 8 million, as its population exceeds 8 million. The project consists of 7 lines with a length of 148 km, and will cover most of the areas of Baghdad,” noting that “the metro project establishes a connection process with the new cities that have been initiated, which are Al-Jawahiri City, west of Baghdad, Ali Al-Wardi City, south of Baghdad, and New Al-Sadr City, east of Baghdad.” .
He continued, “These projects carry a clear and significant economic feasibility for the private sector that is serious about implementing them, and that the announcement of these two projects represents a shift in the government’s course of work from quick and simple projects, such as service and engineering effort projects, to major projects,” pointing out that “work paths are continuing.” We have worked on these two projects, launched the Development Road Project, and are directly supervising the completion of the Grand Al-Faw Port Project, concluding contracts for new cities, and soon the investment portfolio for the rehabilitation and expansion of Baghdad International Airport will be completed.”
He pointed out that “all these projects establish a development renaissance for the new Iraq, after years of neglect, poor planning and corruption that affected all projects, especially infrastructure,” stressing that “public transportation is a goal in which we will not be satisfied with building bridges, bridges and tunnels, but rather we have an integrated vision for a package of Several modern means of transportation to our capital.
