Ministry of Public Works and Basic Infrastructure

Built World

Coordinating preparations for the Laghouat–Tamanrasset railway

Algeria has invited contractors to bid on a 341-kilometer railway section through the Sahara, along the El-Menea–In Salah–Tamanrasset corridor. On 20 October 2026, Public Works Minister Abdelkader Djelloui chaired a meeting to finalise preparations for starting work on the wider Laghouat–El Menia–In Salah–Tamanrasset line.

Updated Oct 20