Qukës-Qafë Plloçë axis, works nearing completion/ Asphalting begins, the road will be ready before autumn

2025-06-19 19:59:00, Aktualitet CNA

Qukës-Qafë Plloçë axis, works nearing completion/

The works on the Qukës-Qafë Plloçë axis, one of the most important and one of the largest investments for the country, are nearing completion. It is learned that the works are continuing at a rapid pace in all three lots and the road will be ready before autumn.

Images from the construction site show that asphalting has begun and the first segment expected to open is the one that avoids Qafë e Plloçës and then Qafë-Thane.

This infrastructure work will avoid tedious and dangerous turns, guaranteeing safety and a faster and more comfortable movement towards the southeast, especially in the winter months when the existing axis has shown quite a few problems.

The basic project for the construction of three lots of the Qukës-Qafë Plloçë road axis was drafted years ago, but due to problems with the project, where discrepancies were seen between the project and the terrain, or lack of funds, the works to complete the road were delayed. After a long ordeal, this axis will be accessible very soon.

This project enables access to traffic passing between Corridor 8 from the Tirana-Elbasan road axis to the southeast, as well as shortening distances to the Kapshtica Border Crossing Point, the city of Korça and beyond.

The road also eases traffic, affects the development of agriculture in the rural area of ??Mokra and surrounding villages, and shortens the time for transporting goods from the port of Durres to the Kapshtica Border Crossing Point.

The Qukës-Qafë Plloçë axis brings the city of Korça no more than 120 kilometers from the capital. So with the new pace of vehicle movement and the completion of the road, the distance Korça-Tirana is claimed to be covered in no more than 1 hour and 30 minutes.

The new segment will be 43 km long. The first 10 km of the road passes along the Shkumbin River and then continues into the Mokra highlands , an area known for its high and rugged mountains, and because of this, a large number of retaining and retaining walls, more than 20 bridges and a 375-km-long tunnel will be built .

But now the wait is coming to an end and all those who will travel to Korça, Pogradec and various areas of the southeast will have a dignified journey./ CNA