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2025-10-11 13:52:00, Politikë CNA

Citizens' nightmare in traffic/ Balluku gives important news about the

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Belinda Balluku, inspected the works at the construction site of the new road axis, Elbasan-Rrogozhinë, lot 5. Balluku stated that this was the construction site where the best work was being done on the 8th corridor, while she announced that the progress of the works was 60%.

The Minister also announced that by July 1st of next year, a solution will be provided for the first 3 kilometers of the Elbasan bypass, namely the Bradashesh roundabout section, where traffic continues to be a nightmare for citizens and tourists not only in the summer season, but throughout the year.

"We are at one of the construction sites that is progressing better on the 8th corridor. Especially in this part that starts from the Bradashesh roundabout where we will also solve the traffic problem and then to Lekaj. We are at the Grykshit Bridge. The entire project has 6 large bridges. The progress of this construction site is at 60%, compared to the other phases here is the best progress. In June 2026 we want to complete the first 18 km of this very important segment. The design speed in this segment is 140 km per hour, while the implementation speed is 130 km per hour.

We have two lanes on each side, 3.75 meters wide, and one plus lane on each side, which is the emergency lane, 3 meters wide. So, we have three lanes on both sides, giving us an A-type highway, which will have a speed of 130 kilometers per hour.

It should be said that during the implementation of the projects, there are also changes that are confirmed and approved by the Technical Council of the ARA, and each one has to do with the arrangement of mobility in the residential areas on both sides of the highway.

330 meters of the bridge are being built on the Shkumbin riverbed and there are no technical problems. This is also the best time to work because later the water level will rise. 2025 was a dry year and all the construction sites took advantage of this since there was no rain, although this was not a favorable situation for the energy sector. You need to accelerate because the level will rise and problems and complexes will be created.

Meanwhile, another important part of the project that will be rapidly advanced is the solution we will give to the 3 kilometers of the Tirana-Elbasan highway, the Bradashesh roundabout section to connect to the first phase of this project. The Elbasan bypass is a long-awaited solution. Even outside the summer season, traffic remains busy, especially on Friday afternoons and Monday mornings. Our goal is to complete the first 3 kilometers by July 1, 2026, before the start of the summer season. ", said Minister Balluku.

CNA has repeatedly denounced the kilometer-long traffic queues created near the Bradashesh roundabout on the national axis Tirana-Elbasan. The lack of the Elbasan Bypass, but also a lack of organization of the police forces at the roundabout, has often caused heavy traffic on weekends, turning into stress, fatigue or a waste of time for hundreds and hundreds of tourists and citizens who decide to visit the southeast of the country./ CNA