The General Company for Ports in the Ministry of Transport announced that next February will witness the announcement of the completion of the road linking the port of Faw and the submerged tunnel by 100 percent .
The company’s general manager, Farhan Al-Fartousi, said in a statement: “February of the current year 2025 will witness the announcement of the completion of the largest section of the road linking the port of Faw to the submerged tunnel, which is (51) km long, with a completion rate of 100 %.”
He added, “Work on other sections of the linking road is progressing at a good pace, with completion rates reaching more than 98% on Bridge No. 1 and Bridge No. 2, which are part of the road project .”
Regarding the immersed tunnel project, Al-Fartousi pointed out that “the actual floating of the tunnel (i.e. starting to raise the concrete blocks to a level higher than sea level and then starting the process of transporting them in a designated direction) will be soon .” Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and Minister of Transport Razzaq Muhaibis Al-Saadawi had previously inaugurated the first of the five Faw Port projects, the (Five Berths) project, with a 100% completion rate, and work is proceeding at a good pace on the rest of the other projects in the port
