Economy
Corridor VIII: Lot 2 of the Papër–Ura e Grykshit road completed, with a 330-meter bridge along the Shkumbin
The 1.8-kilometer segment in Elbasan is part of the Elbasan–Rrogozhina highway, meant to cut travel times to the coast and to the port of Porto Romano.
By ANN Newsroom · Newsroom
November 1, 2026, 11:20 · Updated 19:04 · 1 min read
In brief
- Prime Minister Rama shared footage of the completion of Lot 2 of the Papër–Ura e Grykshit road.
- The 1.8 km segment includes a 330-meter bridge at kilometer 15.
- The highway is planned to be extended from Ura e Grykshit toward Peqin.
Prime Minister Edi Rama on Sunday posted footage of the completion of Lot 2 of the Papër–Ura e Grykshit road in Elbasan, part of Corridor VIII. “Another investment that increases road safety and eases the connection between areas,” he wrote alongside the video.
What the segment includes
According to ATSH, the segment is 1.8 kilometers long and runs along the left bank of the Shkumbin River. At kilometer 15 it includes a 330-meter bridge, as well as other works such as culverts, retaining walls and barriers. The announcement did not disclose the cost of the lot or the contractor.
The lot is part of the Elbasan–Rrogozhina section of the Corridor VIII highway, one of the most important infrastructure projects currently under construction in the country.
Toward Peqin and Porto Romano
The plan calls for extending the highway from Ura e Grykshit toward Peqin. According to the announcement, the route will significantly shorten travel times to the coast and the new port of Porto Romano, while also serving as an important security corridor linked to pan-European networks.
Corridor VIII is the route meant to link the Adriatic with the Black Sea through Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. Also on Sunday, the Ministry of Agriculture announced the completion of the reconstruction of the Orikum drainage pumping station, where four old electric pumps were replaced with modern submersible ones, the building was reconstructed and the electrical, control and protection systems were modernized. According to Minister Andis Salla, with a restored drainage capacity of 3.7 cubic meters per second, the station better protects about 460 hectares of farmland from flooding.
