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Vol. XI Issue XII - December 2009
Project Management eJournal

 

REGIONAL REPORT:

Project Management News from Albania

Albania


By Kushtrim Mehmetaj
International Correspondent for PMForum
& PM World Today

Prishtina, Kosovo






Durres – Kukes Highway is at final construction phase

Many successful achievements have been recorded in the last years in Republic of Albania. The biggest project is with no doubt is the Durres – Kukes Highway. This tender was initiated in 2001, by Ministry of Transport, Government of Albania. The consortium Bechtel & Enka JV, won this international public tender in 2006. The project was supervised by "Scetauroute" & "Italconsult".

The Durres - Kukes highway is a four-traffic-line 170 km (105 mile) long. It amongst others, includes the longest tunnel in Balkan, a 6 km (3, 7 mile) tunnel, and 27 bridges of different sizes. About 4, 5 km will be on bridges, some bridges are build at 80 m height. The average speed is foreseen to be between 80 km/h up to 100 km/h during entire highway. Initially it was planned the highway will cost about € 450 million. Additional funds have been allocated from the Government of Albania. Several other organizations supported financially the highway including World Bank.


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About the Author
Kushtrim Mehmetaj

Kushtrim Mehmetaj

International Correspondent -
Based in Prishtina, Kosovo

Kosovo Albania


Kushtrim S. Mehmetaj, BS, MS (Strategic Management) is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today for Albania and Kosovo.  Mr. Mehmetaj is also the General Manager for TenStep Kosovo,  founded through a partnership of TenStep and Genius Consulting, LLC , a US based consulting firm.  He is also CEO of Engineering Group LLC, a construction and project management consultancy, and a Board member of the European Movement for Integration of Kosova (EIMK), a local nongovernmental organization (NGO) dealing with European Union (EU) affairs.  Mr. Mehmetaj has more than 12 years of professional experience in international environments including a number of management, support and advisory positions for various EU, USAID and other internationally financed enterprise and economic development organizations and projects, including the Hope Fellowship Program, the Kosova Private Enterprise Program, and the Kosova Trust Agency.  Kushtrim has extensive knowledge & experience in enterprise change management, modern corporate governance, strategic management, project management, financial & investment analysis, and human resource development. He has experience in investment promotion and economic development, and good knowledge of European Affairs, Competition Law and EU Integration processes.  He holds many certificates related to business research, international business, entrepreneurship, economics and finance, leadership, change management, conflict management, corporate governance, strategic management and other subjects directly related to programme and project management.  He has masters and bachelors degrees from the University of Prishtina in Kosove.  Kushtrim Mehmetaj is fluent in several languages, including English and German, lives in Prishtina, and can be contacted at KOO752@gmail.com. For more information, visit http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#Mehmetaj.


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