ERBIL — The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Reconstruction and Housing has revealed that 594 road projects have been implemented during the ninth cabinet, at a cost of 954 billion 819 million dinars.

Agrin Abdullah, Deputy Minister of Reconstruction and Housing, told BasNews that since the beginning of the ninth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government, under the direction of Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, the ministry has undertaken construction projects involving roads, bridges, tunnels, and other infrastructure.

The scale of the work completed in less than six years is equivalent to what had been accomplished over the previous ten years.

“What has been achieved in the areas of roads, bridges, and tunnels during the ninth cabinet surpasses what was done in the past 10 years,” Abdullah said.

He added, “75 major road projects, totaling 1,363 kilometers in length, have been completed at a cost of 913 billion dinars. Additionally, 310 projects covering 1,390 kilometres were completed at a cost of 27 billion dinars, and 209 projects spanning 515 kilometres were carried out at a cost of 13 billion 393 million dinars.”

Abdullah highlighted several significant projects, including the dual-carriageway between Erbil and Duhok and many smaller projects such as the Zakho-Batlish tunnel roads. 

In Sulaymaniyah province, projects have progressed well, including the Dukan-Chawarqurna third phase, Halabja-Said Sadiq, Kalar-Kafri, Penjwen-Bashmakh, and Kalar-Derbandikhan roads. He also mentioned the laying of the foundation stone for the Halabja Tuwaqut, Qlija, and Tuwaqut bridges by the Prime Minister, as well as the dual-carriageway between Erbil and Sulaymaniyah toward Koya, which cost 460 billion Dinars.