
The approximate cost of the Durrës-Prishtina railway is estimated at 700 million euros. Now the two Albanian states, Kosovo and Albania, have agreed to change the route of the Durrës-Pristina railway.
The Minister of Infrastructure in Kosovo, Liburn Aliu, has announced that there is already a final track of the railway connecting Kosovo with Albania.
"It's very good news that we finally have a bilateral agreement on the route where the railway connecting Kosovo and Albania will pass", announced Aliu.
He said that already the works will begin intensively for the realization of the project.
"In accordance with our commitments after the feasibility process has started, intensive work will begin towards the realization of one of the largest infrastructure projects that will connect not only citizens, but also the economy of our countries and beyond".
During the day, the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, announced that in terms of infrastructure projects, the plans have undergone some changes.
Rama stopped at the Albania-Kosovo railway. With the agreement of the other party, Rama said that there will be a change of line, which will pass from Shkodra, Gjakova and finally to Pristina.
"There are intensive communications with Kosovo regarding the progress of the Durrës-Prishtina railway, there is an agreement from both sides to explore a change of line passing from Shkodra to Gjakovë and Pristina, this is a solution desired by the Kosovo side as well" , declared Rama.
The contract with the winning company that will develop the feasibility study for the Durrës-Tirana railway has already been signed and its final value is around 202 million Lek or around 2 million Euros including value added tax.
The merger of the operators "ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH & ABKONS SH.PK" was declared the winner only a short time ago as the procedure took more than a year to finalize due to the problems encountered.
The procedure ended in the Public Procurement Commission and then it was re-announced. The duration for the implementation of this contract between the Albanian Railways and the winning company is 14 months, at the end of which the study will be submitted.
The approximate cost of the Durrës-Prishtina railway is estimated at 700 million euros. This line is considered to be of special importance.