Republic of Iraq - Ministry of Planning

On Sunday, the specialized follow-up teams at the Ministry of Planning carried out a field visit to the project of rehabilitating and expanding the entrance road (Baghdad-Kut), according to a ministry statement: The aim of the visit is to review the reality of the progress of work on the project, diagnose the obstacles and issues that hinder its completion, and take the necessary measures and recommendations to address them.
pointed out that the project includes the rehabilitation and development of Baghdad Road towards Wasit Governorate (Phase II). Which starts from Falakat al-Tawqa to the entrance to the Bismayah complex with a length of (7 kilometers), as the project includes exposing the main road with a length of (7 kilometers) from (10 meters), to become (16 meters) for both sides and fully furnished, with the construction of two service roads with two lanes along the road, 8 meters wide, and (4) overpass bridges, and three concrete bridges for pedestrian crossing, whose concrete works have been completed. and three concrete bridges for pedestrian crossing, whose concrete works have been completed, while the first phase, which starts from Diyala Bridge to Falakat al-Taqwa, is 8.5 kilometers long and includes the construction of two overpasses and their approaches, and the statement indicated that “the completion rate of the project for the two phases has reached (95%).