The extensive national program for repairing and maintaining the road network continues across multiple provinces nationwide. Minister of Public Works and Basic Infrastructure, Abdelkader Djellaoui, held an evaluation meeting Monday to review operational progress under this initiative, which supports state efforts to enhance road safety and safeguard major public investments.
The session chaired by Djellaoui provided a detailed overview of ongoing works along key transport corridors in various regions, according to an official ministry statement. Infrastructure upgrades, structural upkeep, and modernization efforts under the 2026 fiscal plan are currently underway in Bouira, Laghouat, Skikda, Jijel, Djanet, Béjaïa, Ouargla, Mila, Béni Abbès, Saïda, and Constantine.
This momentum follows specific directives issued by the Public Works Minister in coordination with provincial governors to “upgrade infrastructure quality, bolster road safety, and drive socioeconomic growth across the territory,” the statement noted.
In Bouira province, for instance, maintenance work is progressing along a 13.2-kilometer stretch of Provincial Road 12, connecting the municipalities of El Maâmoura and Dirah. The project features the construction of a reinforced concrete drainage channel to improve traffic flow and protect the road surface. Meanwhile, in Laghouat province, workers are rehabilitating damaged sections of National Road 1 to enhance pavement quality, driving conditions, and overall commuter safety.
Throughout Jijel, Djanet, Ouargla, Mila, Béni Abbès, Saïda, and Constantine, teams are carrying out maintenance, safety upgrades, resurfacing, and dual-carriageway expansion projects. Skikda province reports significant progress on its 2026 project portfolio, while in Béjaïa, modernization work inside the Kherrata Tunnel No. 2 continues alongside the reconstruction of a bridge structure on Provincial Road 17.
Public authorities place high priority on road network upkeep and preserving past infrastructure investments through systematic planning designed to ensure structural longevity and transit security, the minister affirmed.
A financial allocation of 125 billion dinars has been committed for 2026, Djellaoui noted, funding the resurfacing of 51 kilometers of the East-West Highway alongside the reinforcement and repaving of 2,200 kilometers of national and provincial roads. This follows an expenditure of over 158 billion dinars between 2023 and 2025, which covered maintenance across 5,600 kilometers of national and provincial routes in addition to structural repairs along several highway sections.
According to the minister, the 2026 plan also targets the removal of 29 high-risk accident zones (“black spots”), road line repainting across 31,000 kilometers of national highways, and the replacement of 2,832 meters of expansion joints on various bridges and elevated structures.