The public works directorates in the various provinces affected by the recent severe weather have intensified their interventions, mobilizing significant human and material resources and coordinating their actions with local authorities and relevant services. The goal is to limit the impacts of the weather disruptions and ensure the continuity of road traffic. This was stated in a press release from the Ministry of Public Works and Basic Infrastructure.
According to the ministry, the teams from the provincial directorates have continued their efforts on the ground, in line with instructions from Minister Abdelkader Djellaoui, to address the consequences of the severe weather and guarantee the maintenance of normal traffic flow.
In Bordj Bou Arréridj, teams operated on several routes, including national roads 76, 5, 103, 106, and provincial road 42 North. They cleared fallen rocks, cleaned road surfaces of debris brought by wind and rain, repaired damaged signs, and unblocked storm drains.
In Tissemsilt, services intervened on a section of the dual carriageway of national road 14 linking Tissemsilt to the border of Tiaret province, over a distance of 8 km at kilometer point 117+500, following landslides.
In Bouira, interventions targeted national roads 15 and 30 in M’Chedallah and Saharidj, where rockfalls required securing and fully reopening the routes.
In Batna, a rockslide was reported at Jnan Bouhafs in Tigherghar commune on national road 87. The road was temporarily closed before being reopened after team interventions, with no casualties reported.
In Biskra, teams carried out rock clearance operations on national road 3, particularly on the section linking Biskra to Batna and north of El Kantara commune, to ensure smooth traffic flow.
In Relizane province, the public works directorate secured damaged sections of national road 90 and continued maintenance operations.
Services also conducted interventions in Médéa, particularly in Ksar El-Boukhari, for maintenance and installation of gantries and vertical signs on the North-South highway, aimed at ensuring traffic safety and fluidity.
In Jijel, operations were carried out on national road 27 and provincial road 40 in the Sidi Maarouf district to reposition vertical signs and remove debris left by the winds.
Finally, in Skikda, the public works directorate evacuated materials from rockfalls on provincial road 29, thereby ensuring vehicle circulation and user safety.