The spokesman for the Ministry of Transportation in the Tripoli-based Libyan government, Siraj al-Hamal, confirmed in an exclusive interview with Libya Herald that the government recommended during its Cabinet meeting in the city of Ghadames (last Thursday) the development of the Debdeb Ghadames border crossing with Algeria before reopening it to passengers and goods in both directions.
Scanners to be installed at border crossings to speed up crossings
With regard to the plan to develop land ports with neighbouring countries, especially Tunisia and Algeria, Al-Hamal indicated that the Cabinet approved the award in the city of Ghadames for the supply and installation of scanners for inspecting cars and trucks for transporting goods to land ports. This came according to the request of the Centre for Management and Operation of Land Ports and the Ministry of Communications to operate all the crossing points at the Ras Jedir land port on the Libyan and Tunisian sides, to improve the flow of movement between the two countries without delay for travellers and the accumulation of goods and merchandise for days.
Debdeb to be reopened after agreed security requirements
Regarding the Ghadames Debdeb border crossing, Al-Hamal confirmed that work is underway to reopen the crossing after developing and equipping it according to the security requirements approved in Libya and Algeria, and after coordination with the Algerian crossing authorities to open the borders in both directions. The reopening will have a positive impact on the economy of the two countries by reducing the time taken to transport goods from Algeria through Tunisia and from there to Libya and vice versa.
Well-equipped service facilities to be established
Al-Hamal noted the readiness of the general plan for the modern Ghadames land port, which the Organisation for the Development of Administrative Centers (ODAC) was assigned to implement. The new crossing and its facilities are to become a more civilized interface for the Libyan state in its far western borders with Algeria, as well as to meet the needs of the traveller by land in terms of integrated services provided by well-equipped service facilities.
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