Iraq Development Road Highway

road

Distance

1,133 km
new
1133km
rehabilitated
– km
existing
– km

Cost

$6.3b
$6,300,000,000

planned

2029

Objective

The highway acts as a "Dry Canal" to reduce transit times between Asia and Europe

Description

The highway runs parallel to a new railway, starting from the Grand Faw Port, passing through Basra, and connecting to Faysh Khabur on the Turkish border, ultimately linking to Europe via Turkey

Finance

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$6.3b investment
The Federal Government of Iraq
Government

Operators

Governing authorities

Sources

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