The work of new southern access of the capital Tunis should end in mid-2026announced Khaled Atrach, Director General of Ponts et Chaussées at the Ministry of Equipmentduring his visit, this Thursday, September 18, 2025 on the air of the national radio.
This structuring project aims to streamline the entrance to the capital and reduce chronic congestion of traffic in this strategic area.
The manager also revealed that The highway connecting Tunis to Jelma (governorate of Sidi Bouzid) should Enter service at the beginning of 2027.
This project, including the cost amounts to 1,710 million dinarsposter currently a progress rate of 30 %.
Moreover, The final connection between the Tunis – Bizerte highway and the city of Bizerte should be put into service towards the end of 2027according to the same source. This project will allow Unclog current access to the city and secure the circulation of heavy goods vehicles.
76 projects supervised by the Ministry of Equipment
More generally, Khaled Atrach said that 76 projects are currently underway under the supervision of the ministryfor a overall amount estimated at 4.2 billion dinarswith an overall realization rate of around 60 %.
The objective isto complete 61 of these projects by the end of 2025he said, stressing thatTo date, more than 71 % of the road network in Tunisia meets international standards.
