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"There are more potholes than on the roads of Nigeria"/ Spahiu: The Tirana-Durrës axis is the highway of nightmares

2025-08-24 16:49:00, Aktualitet CNA

"There are more potholes than on the roads of Nigeria"/ Spahiu: The

Lawyer Kreshnik Spahiu reacted today regarding the existing problems of the Tirana-Durres axis.

Through a post on social media, Spahiu says that the situation is extremely worrying, with potholes worse than on African roads, and he does not hesitate to call it a 'nightmare highway'.

"The pilot of the plane announced the landing towards Tirana airport and all passengers fastened their seat belts. It was a sunny day and a smooth flight, without turbulence.

In the seat next to me happened to be Emma and Sophia, two German women visiting Albania for the first time. As the plane descended over the coast of Durrës, Emma — impressed by the stunning view of the sea and hills — turned to me and asked:

— Sir, how much does a rental car cost? Because we want to explore several cities in Albania.

Suddenly, my smile froze and my face betrayed me. I couldn't hide my reaction. They, surprisingly, understood my facial expression, and one of them jokingly replied:

— Are you perhaps more afraid of cars than planes?

I laughed and turned my head away from the window, pointing with my finger:

— Do you see that road that stretches from the coast to the airport? It's the most dangerous highway on the planet.

I explained that for thousands of Albanians, cars are the love of their lives. In fact, many of them spend more time at the car wash than at work.

I told them that some Albanians' lives revolve around the wheel of a car, and their only challenge is to go faster than others on the road.

I told them that every 100 meters on the highway you find a "fool" passing on the opposite side.

I told them that every two minutes a villager with a "six-pointed head" approaches you from behind, flashing his headlights, asking you to get out of the way, as if you were obstructing his race.

I told them that the police don't stop those with Range Rovers or GLs because they are the sons of businessmen or the lovers of politicians.

I told them that that road, although only 30 kilometers long, has more gas stations than the Berlin-Beijing highway, which is 8,000 km long.

I told them that there are more potholes there than on the rural roads of Nigeria or Cameroon, and it doesn't even compare to the modern roads that connect Egypt to Tanzania.

Then I added that this "highway" is like the Rozafa Castle: it is built during the day and demolished at night.

Even when their grandchildren come to Albania in 30 years, this road will most likely still be a construction site.

Finally, I referred to the statistics: this road has more accidents than the road between Kiev and Moscow — even every day.

At that moment, the plane landed, but several dozen Albanians applauded as if they had just escaped death in the air — and all the foreign passengers laughed in surprise.

Meanwhile, I began to feel anxious. Because now I had to enter the highway of nightmare.

"It's just... I felt safer in the air than on the streets of fools," Spahiu writes. /CNA





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