Modernization of the RN01 (Trans-Saharan) between Ghardaia and Tamenrasset
By Anonymous (not verified), 24 February 2026
Project Status
Active
Project Stage
Project Definition
Completion Percentage
0
Sector Name
Transport
Subsector Name
Road
Reference Plan
PIDA PAP 2
On SDM
Off
Summary
<p>National route n°01 stretches</p>
<p>from Algiers to Mali and Niger.</p>
<p>more than 2,400km, and is doubled</p>
<p>about 500km (between Algiers and</p>
<p>Laghouat), with a branch to Tunisia</p>
<p>to Tunisia and continues to</p>
<p>Lagos and N'Djamena. The</p>
<p>trans-Saharan begins at the</p>
<p>from the East/West freeway</p>
<p>the wilaya of Blida (located</p>
<p>50km west of the capital Algiers</p>
<p>Algiers) and extends to Ain</p>
<p>Guezzal on the border with the</p>
<p>Republic of Niger for around 2,400</p>
<p>km, with a branch to the Republic of Mali.</p>
<p>Republic of Mali. The state of the</p>
<p>trans-Saharan railway</p>
<p>as follows: - From</p>
<p>the junction with the</p>
<p>East/West motorway to the border of the</p>
<p>wilaya of Ghardaia Nord, in other words</p>
<p>approximately 580 km, it is</p>
<p>divided. Over 53km (between the junction</p>
<p>with the East-West freeway and the</p>
<p>town of Berrouaghia), it has all the</p>
<p>the characteristics of a freeway</p>
<p>(work is nearing completion</p>
<p>completion); - From the border of the</p>
<p>wilaya of Ghardaia Nord to the town of</p>
<p>town of El Gholéa (El Menea), a total length of</p>
<p>268 km, duplication studies are underway</p>
<p>are underway, entrusted to an Algerian</p>
<p>from the southern limit of Ghardaia to</p>
<p>Ghardaia to Ain Guezzam and the border with</p>
<p>border with Niger, over a distance of approx.</p>
<p>1257 km, 342 km are in the process of being</p>
<p>the remainder, i.e. 915 km</p>
<p>require safeguarding operations</p>
<p>operations (not yet scheduled). -</p>
<p>- - The aim is to increase</p>
<p>capacity of the Trans-Saharan road</p>
<p>by doubling the length of the remaining</p>
<p>the remaining 1,525 km of the route. It is also</p>
<p>also worth noting that the</p>
<p>Transafricaine road has been covered</p>
<p>the entire length. As this is a</p>
<p>trans-African project par excellence</p>
<p>project par excellence,the contribution</p>
<p>to the development and modernization</p>
<p>to the development and modernization of this</p>
<p>more than desirable.</p>
Description
<p>Ghardaia (El Menéa) -Tamanrasset,</p>
<p>Algre -Lagos fiber optics, once</p>
<p>completed, the project will be able to</p>
<p>traffic, particularly heavy goods vehicles</p>
<p>heavy goods vehicles</p>