Algerian Minister of Public Works and Basic Facilities, Abdelkader Ouali, convened a critical coordination meeting to advance several strategic railway projects across the nation. The meeting, held at the ministry's headquarters, brought together central officials, the Director General of the National Agency for Studies and Follow-up of Railway Investments, and top executives from key public works enterprises including SNTP, Cosider TP, Cosider OA, GCB, Infrafer, Infrarail, SAPTA, ENGOA, SERO-EST, EGUVA, and Serror.<\/p>\n
During the session, detailed technical presentations were delivered, outlining the progress of ongoing strategic projects. Minister Ouali issued directives to accelerate the pace of work, enhance inter-agency coordination, and ensure adherence to contractual deadlines and quality standards.<\/p>\n
A significant focus was placed on the Eastern Mining Railway Line, a 422-kilometer project connecting Annaba, Souk Ahras, Tebessa, Djebel El Onk, and Blad El Hadba. The minister received a comprehensive update on the work progress across various segments, particularly the Annaba-Bouchegouf (54 km), Tebessa-Tinguloch (43 km), Draria-Oued Keberit (30 km), and Bouchegouf-Ain Seniour (72 km) sections, along with an assessment of adherence to the construction schedule. Minister Ouali mandated the mobilization of additional human and material resources, reinforced coordination among stakeholders, and expedited work, emphasizing strict compliance with contractual obligations and quality benchmarks for timely project delivery. A field visit to the project site was also scheduled.<\/p>\n
Further deliberations covered the progress of connecting the Toumiat region to the B\u00e9char-Tindouf-Gara Djebilet railway line. This includes the construction of a dedicated facility for loading and unloading iron ore in the same region. The minister stressed the imperative of enhanced coordination among all involved institutions and bodies, the deployment of necessary resources, and the implementation of all measures to ensure the project's completion within the stipulated timeframe, highlighting its crucial role in supporting mining and logistics activities.<\/p>\n
The meeting also addressed the advancement of studies and preparations for the ambitious Algeria-Tamanrasset railway line. The status of studies for the Ouargla-El Meni\u00e2a section was reviewed, alongside preparations for launching the Laghouat-Gharda\u00efa-El Meni\u00e2a line and the El Meni\u00e2a-In Salah-Tamanrasset extension. Minister Ouali underscored the need to expedite the completion of technical studies and fulfill all prerequisites for project initiation, ensuring adherence to the planned schedule to expand Algeria's national railway network, bolster inter-regional connectivity, and support the mining sector.<\/p>\n
Related topics:<\/strong> Algeria railway, Abdelkader Ouali, infrastructure projects, mining railway line, national connectivity, Tamanrasset railway<\/p>\n DZWatch provides English-language coverage of Algeria-focused developments for international readers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Algeria’s Minister of Public Works reviews progress on key railway projects, including the strategic Algeria-Tamanrasset line, Eastern Mining Railway,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/64442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}