A2 motorway (Albania)

A2 motorway
Autostradë A2
Major junctions
From: Levan
  Novoselë/Aeroporti i Mifolit, Laguna e Nartës, Panaja
To: Vlorë
Highway system
Highways in Albania

The A2 (Albanian: Rruga autostradale 2 or Autostrada e Pavarësisë; "Independence Highway") is a four-lane motorway stretching along the Adriatic Sea coast of Albania from Levan, Fier to Vlorë. In recent years, the preceding SH4 road between Durrës, Kavaje, Lushnje and Fier has undergone widening to dual carriageway standards. The latter will be linked with A2 through the Fier Bypass which is under construction as of 2014. On 3 February 2015, the Albanian Government received the full amount of the funding for the SH8 Vlore Bypass linking A2 with coastal SH8. It is expected to start around mid/late 2015 and be completed in 2016 or early 2017.[1]

Importance

The A2 has dramatically alleviated congestion on the SH4 in the summer season by allowing faster travel time to Adriatic seaside resorts and further south to the Albanian Riviera. It is also a good alternative to the old curvy SH8 road between Fier and Vlorë. At Levan near Fier, the motorway links with the newly built SH4 single carriageway to Greece through Tepelenë and Gjirokastër.

Construction costs

The total construction cost for the Highway amounted to 60 million euros. But it will cost even more with the expansion of the Fier Bypass and Vlore Bypass.

Gallery

A2 near Levan, Fier 
A2 near Narta Lagoon from the air 

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.balkaneu.com/albanian-government-borrows-17-million-euros-vlora-bypass/
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