BILLIONS of roads before the elections: From By Pass Saranda, Kashar – Vaqarr, Tirana – Durrës ...

2025-03-07 09:35:02Investigim SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Belinda Balluku and Gentian Gjyli

Belinda Balluku and Gentian Gjyli, the first Minister of Infrastructure and the second Director of Roads, have opened the "bag" before the parliamentary elections in May 2025. A courageous initiative, as "asphalt" has always been used for votes in these 35 years of pluralism.

But, it seems that in addition to the vote, this duo also wants the rapprochement of the construction oligarchs, those who finance every electoral campaign, publicly or in other ways. The publication of such tenders is also done to have them under control, for financing or even influence on the employees, where in these elections, in addition to the "war" with the opposition, exponents of the majority will also have it with each other.

According to documents analyzed by VoxNews, procedures have been opened for the Saranda By Pass, the Kashar - Vaqarr road, or even the other lot of the Tirana - Durrës expansion. The procedure is of great value, while a tender has also been opened for the "assistance" that the ARRSH will provide to the concessionaire of the Durrës-Kukës road.

BILLIONS of roads before the elections: From By Pass Saranda, Kashar –
Facsimile: ARRSH has opened two tenders for the Kashar - Vaqarr road, worth 61 million euros

61 million euros for Kashar - Vaqarr!
According to documents analyzed by our editorial team, Gjyli has opened two procedures for the new segment from the Kashar area to Vaqarr, where the Great Western Ring Road of Tirana will also be built.

The first procedure is "construction of the Kashar - Vaqar Interchange road", phase 1. The tender value is 3,333,333,333 lekë, or converted into euros 33 million euros. This procedure also includes supervision, worth 660 thousand euros.

BILLIONS of roads before the elections: From By Pass Saranda, Kashar –
Facsimile: ARRSH has opened two tenders for the Kashar - Vaqarr road, worth 61 million euros

Meanwhile, at the same time, the ARA has also announced the tender for the second phase of this segment. The value this time is 2,750,000,000 lekë, or about 28 million euros, including supervision, which is 550 thousand euros.

BILLIONS of roads before the elections: From By Pass Saranda, Kashar –
Facsimile: ARRSH has allocated an amount of 28 million euros for the Saranda By Pass

28 million euros for the Saranda By Pass
But Balluku and Gjyli do not stop here, who have rushed to open other procedures in these times. According to the documents, a tender has been opened for the object "construction of the Saranda By Pass, Phase I" worth 2,000,000,000 lek, or 20 million euros. 400 thousand euros were allocated for the supervision of this lot.

BILLIONS of roads before the elections: From By Pass Saranda, Kashar –
Facsimile: ARRSH has allocated an amount of 28 million euros for the Saranda By Pass

Meanwhile, the tender for the "Saranda By Pass construction, phase II" has also been opened, worth 833,333,333 lekë, or about 8.4 million euros. The supervision of this lot is worth 166 thousand euros.

BILLIONS of roads before the elections: From By Pass Saranda, Kashar –
Facsimile: ARRSH has also announced the tender for the expansion of Tirana - Durrës, worth 25 million euros

25 million for the expansion of Tirana - Durrës
Meanwhile, VoxNews has obtained the documents of another large tender from the Albanian Road Authority. The tender has been opened with the object of "expansion of the Tirana - Durrës superhighway phase III", with a fund of 2,500,000,000 lekë, or about 25 million euros.

Meanwhile, 500 thousand euros will go to the supervision firm. Huge sums, all of which come before the elections. Is this money that will be used for the campaign and elections?

 



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