First results in on new motorway

TIRANA, July 20 – The newly completed highway of Durres-Kukes-Morini that links Albania with Kosovo has already given its first positive results with an increasing number of Kosovars arriving at Durres’ beaches over the past few days.
The 170-kilometer long segment is now driven in about two hours down from six before.
When finally completed, the motorway will bring the two countries closer to European markets via ports in the Adriatic.
The tunnel is opened only one way and some other short parts are expected to be completed soon.
Its main road, Rreshen-Kalimash, is in the final stage of being finished.
The new link is expected to become a connection between Albanians and their numerous ethnic relatives in landlocked Kosovo.
Albania’s Prime Minister Sali Berisha has considered the new road link as the most significant event since the independence of Kosovo (February 2008) and Albania’s entry into NATO (April 2009).
Albania will be more capable of receiving more tourists from the region once the highway is completed.