Prizren, 13 August, 2024
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, this afternoon visited the start of works on the Prizren – Tetovë road project, namely in the Struzhë -Connection segment on the “Ibrahim Rugova” highway in Prizren.
The Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure tendered the project for the construction of this road, which included one road at the exit of the “Ibrahim Rugova” highway and the other near Struzhë Village, in April of this year in 3 lots. On LOT 1 and LOT 3, the works started today. The total value of the project is expected to be 35 million euros, with a length of 20.3 km.
From the office of LOT 3, the Prime Minister said that this project is of exceptional infrastructural importance Prizren – Tetovo, which connects these two cities, which connects these two states, with special importance for both citizens and the economy. This lot has a length of nearly 7 kilometers and is worth 8.3 million euros.
Meanwhile, after the visit of the first LOT, he expressed that our aim is to give maximum support to this road axis, this infrastructure project, to be completed as soon as possible because a lot of time has been lost since Prizren and Tetova to stay apart for so long. He added that things are going well and we are very happy that we are participating in this beginning of the works for such an important and vital axis for Prizren and for Tetova, for Kosovo and for North Macedonia, for Albanians on both sides of Sharri Mountain.
The Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure, Liburn Aliu, said that this project, in addition to connecting the “Ibrahim Rugova” Highway with the Ionian-Adriatic corridor and Corridor 8 on the other side, which is Tetova, also serves for mountain tourism on both sides. and contributes to the economic development of the two countries.
Prime Minister Kurti greeted and thanked the workers and foremen for the work they are doing. During this visit, he was accompanied by the Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure, Liburn Aliu, together with the deputy ministers of this department, Hysen Durmishi and Jeton Raka, as well as the deputies of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, Arbër Rexhaj and Artan Abrashi.
Prime Minister Kurti’s speech to the media in LOT 3:
We are here at LOT 3, of the Prizren – Tetova project of extraordinary infrastructural importance, which connects these two cities, which connects these two states, of special importance both for citizens and for the economy, and this lot 3 which we are we start the works now it has a length of nearly 7 kilometers and a value of 8.3 million euros.
Now we will also see LOT 1 later, and it is a happy day for all the citizens not only of Prizren and Tetova who are starting the works and, in this way, the much-desired connection between these two cities is being made.
Prime Minister Kurti’s speech to the media in LOT 1:
Here we are together with the workers and the foreman of the first LOT, which, like LOT 3 that we visited earlier, has the same length, approximately seven kilometers, and while there the value of the investment was 8.3 million euros, here it is 8 million euros. The works are going very well and we are very happy that we are participating in this beginning of the works for such an important and vital axis for Prizren and for Tetova, for Kosovo and for North Macedonia, for the Albanians on both sides of the Sharri Mountain. I am with the minister Liburn Aliu, the deputy minister Hysen Durmishi, the other deputy minister, Jeton Raka, with MPs of the area Artan Abrashi and Arbër Rexhaj.
Our intention is to give maximum support to this road axis, to this infrastructural project, to be completed as soon as possible because a lot of time has been wasted for Prizren and Tetova to remain separated for so long.
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