ALGIERS - Minister of Transport Abdallah Moundji on Saturday installed Mohamed Layache Akacem as Director General of the Establishment of Airport Services Management (EGSA) of Houari-Boumediene International Airport of Algiers.

ALGIERS- The CEO of Algiers Metro Company, Ali Arezki, said Tuesday the firm had set itself the goal of extending the metro transit system in the long term in the capital to reach 60 km and 58 stations.

DJELFA- Minister of Public Works Kamel Nasri launched Tuesday works to build the dual national road (RN01) linking the province of Djelfa to Laghouat over a distance of 64 km.

ALGIERS- Minister of Transport Aissa Bekkai, in a meeting Wednesday in Algiers with the secretary general of Nigeria's ministry of Foreign Affairs, discussed the ways and means to boost bilateral cooperation in transport, the ministry said in a statement, stating that the two sides agreed on enhancing dialogue on the opening of an air service between the two countries.

CONSTANTINE (Algeria)- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Aïmene Benabderrahmane, leading a large ministerial delegation on Wednesday, put into operation the second section of the tram line extension in Ali Mendjeli, Constantine (431-km east of Algiers).

ALGIERS- Prime Minister, Aïmene Benabderrahmane, decided Wednesday, the suspension of inter-provinces transport activity during weekends in the 37 provinces affected by partial lockdown.

ALGIERS- Several projects have been implemented and others are about to be accomplished in the public works and transport sectors during the period from January to May 2021, including stations of the Algiers Metro, extensions of railway lines and tramways as well as rehabilitation of road and airport infrastructure, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

ALGIERS – A community platform for port data exchange (APCS) has been launched Monday by Group Serport and should introduce genuine addition to the ports and the economic operators, said in Algiers CEO of Port Service Group Djelloul Achour.

ALGIERS- Two structuring projects, involving multi-level highways and the relaunch of the traffic regulation system to improve mobility in the capital, were announced Monday by Minister of Public Works and Acting Minister of Transport, Farouk Chiali.

ALGIERS- The first hybrid bus and truck running on dual energy, namely diesel and LPG fuel, were launched on Tuesday, in Algiers, in order to reduce the energy consumption and pollution in the sector of transports.