Al-Sudani announces the imminent commencement of implementation of the development road.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stressed the need to transition the development road project from technical and administrative aspects to practical implementation, while announcing that the next phase will witness the commencement of actual implementation of the road’s path.
This came during his chairmanship of the regular meeting of the Higher Committee for the Development Road yesterday, Sunday, in the presence of the Ministers of Transport and Construction and Housing, the Chairman of the National Investment Authority, a number of advisors and executive officials, and representatives of Oliver Wyman, the project’s special consultant.
The Prime Minister’s media office stated that “the meeting discussed the latest developments in the project and the measures required to proceed with its phases.”
He added, “The draft law for the authority responsible for the development road, the Faw Port, and the industrial cities was reviewed, and the progress achieved in the technical and administrative aspects, as well as the plans related to the railway and the highway, were also reviewed.”
Regarding the Grand Faw Port, the Director General of Ports presented a detailed report on the percentages of the latest achievements in the roads and the submerged tunnel, and the remaining percentages of completion. He also discussed the operational file and details of the offers submitted by other companies and countries.
Al-Sudani pointed out the project’s importance and the need to shift work from the technical and administrative aspects to practical implementation, so that citizens are fully informed of the efforts being made by all state institutions to complete the initial stages of the development path. He emphasized that the next phase will witness the commencement of the actual implementation of the process.
The meeting discussed the project’s progress with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the results of the recent quadripartite meeting of the project’s contributing countries in Baghdad, and the issue of land expropriation. The Prime Minister directed the head of the Higher Coordination Commission between the provinces to communicate with the relevant provinces and resolve the remaining expropriation issues.
For its part, Oliver Wyman presented a summary of its progress on the integrated strategy for the Development Road project, which includes governance, the road, the railway, the economic strategy, investment opportunities, and investor outreach. It proposed beginning implementation of the strategy and agreeing to share the interim governance protocol with partner countries before the upcoming quadrilateral ministerial meeting in Baghdad.
During the meeting, it was decided to adopt the complete strategy submitted for the project.
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