Prime Minister Mohammad Shia' al-Sudani confirmed today, Wednesday, that a package of projects aimed at alleviating traffic congestion will help reduce the time wasted by citizens. He pointed out that the government is determined to reactivate stalled projects across all provinces.
A statement from the Prime Minister's media office noted that al-Sudani conducted an on-site visit to the Al-Nasour Square project, which is one of the traffic congestion alleviation projects located west of Baghdad, accompanied by Minister of Construction and Housing Bنكين ريكاني and the responsible official from the Chinese company China Railway, which is executing the project.
The statement added that the Prime Minister joined the Ramadan Suhoor meal with the workers at the site, engineers from the resident engineering office and the project's consulting engineers, as well as employees from the executing company. He expressed his appreciation for the continuous work around the clock with three daily shifts to expedite the completion and activate the project.
Al-Sudani emphasized in his address to the workers that "this project is one of the most critical and important ones for the movement of citizens in the capital," commending the efforts of the workers at the site and the supporting entities that maintained teamwork.
He clarified that the package of traffic congestion relief projects will contribute to reducing citizens' wasted time, minimizing pollution in the capital, and facilitating traffic flow. He affirmed the necessity of maintaining engineering specifications during execution and that the government is continuing to activate stalled projects across all provinces and sectors, having reactivated over 490 projects and returned them to work in a record time, which is an approach that citizens are observing and can sense its seriousness and clarity.
