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Albanians to pay twice for crossing Highway of Nation

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TIRANA, Jan. 18 – Albanians are expected to pay twice for crossing the Highway of Nation linking Albania to Kosovo, directly through the average €5 toll the concessionaire will collect and indirectly through taxpayer money in government subsidies for traffic guarantees in return for investment and maintenance for the next 30 years. In the contract signing with the country’s first toll road winning concessionaire, a consortium composed of United Arab Emirates, Albanian and Greek companies, the Public Procurement Agency has unveiled the Albanian government will pay the concessionary a total of €65 million in the next 30 years, at an…

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