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The government postpones the deadline for the completion of the Arbri road to May 2025
2023-10-04 18:03:22 / POLITIKË
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy says that it has started the procedures for a second postponement by 20 months of the deadline for the completion of the concession contract for the Arbri road, after the problems encountered with the Murriz tunnel.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy is preparing a second amendment to the concession contract for the construction of the Arbri road, anticipating the spring of 2025 as the new deadline for its completion.
"Procedures have started to postpone the construction works for 20 months only for the Murrizi Tunnel," MIE said in response to a right to information request for BIRN.
The Arbri road that connects Tirana with Dibra was planned to be completed in April 2022, but the ministry initially extended the deadline for the concession company "Gjoka 87" for the completion of the works by 17 months.
After the expiration of the new deadline, the Murrizi tunnel is still far from being completed. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, the postponement was calculated by an independent engineer and "will have no financial implications for the Contracting Authority".
The construction of the 54-kilometer road connecting Tirana to Dibra began in 2018, after the company "Gjoka Konstruksion" won the concession with an offer of 33.6 billion lek. Until June of this year, the company received payments worth ALL 13.4 billion.
Projekti parashikon ndërtimin e një rruge me dy korsi, e cila kalon në një seri me gjashtë tunele dhe dy ura të larta. Por vepra kryesore e projektit, tuneli i Qafës së Murrizit, 3.8 kilometra i gjatë, është zëvendësuar nga një rrugë e ngushtë malore 8.8 kilometra.
Problemet e hasura me hapjen e këtij tuneli janë përdorur si justifikim i ministrisë për zgjatjen e kësaj kontrate 2 herë me 37 muaj në total.
Ministria i tha BIRN se kompania koncesionare i ka zbatuar afatet e grafikut bazë dhe atij të rishikuar të punimeve, por ajo e konsideron “konfidencial” raportin e vlerësimit teknik të Inxhinierit të Pavarur, duke iu referuar kontratës.
Për pjesën tjetër të punimeve në rrugë, MIE pretendon se ka kuantifikuar: 91.2% të realizimit fizik të punimeve dhe 83.1 % të realizimit financiar të tyre.
The construction of the Arbri road has been used by Prime Minister Edi Rama as an electoral promise for the Dibra area since 2013. He inaugurated the completion of the road with fanfare before the April 2021 elections, promising that together with the Murriz tunnel, the road would be delivered in April 2022.
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