The Iraqi Dry Canal Profile - 1747 Words

1.2 Iraqi Dry Canal Profile Iraqi leaders have a larger vision called The Dry Canal project to transport goods between the North and South of the world quickly, safely and inexpensively. Road and rail schemes should be planned to run this project in Iraq could change the ordinary shape on the regional trade. In short: Shipments (Cargo) coming across the Gulf will be loaded in trains and trucks from the Iraqi Grand port of Al-Faw Southern of the country, and then will travel across the country to Turkey and then to Europe. This would give shippers companies an alternative to traditional but no longer route around the Arabian Peninsula, up through the Suez Canal of Egypt. Iraq is a very rich country and has a lot of potential and†¦show more content†¦This is not enough, especially with respect to rural roads. In accordance with international standards, and require every 100 people in the km need 1 km of public roads in this area; Road s density in Iraq stands at 0.18 km sq.km currently, it s impossible to know exactly how many kilometers of roads that will be built under the new planned master plan, Amer A.Saeed, President of the project management (Ministry of construction and housing) says; It depends on the output of the study we will finance the project accordingly. Estimating the scope of the rehabilitation of the road also depends on the results of the study. What is clear is that the initial efforts would focus on improving the situation of the existing roads network. Authorities will consider that the expansion of services for the new roads is the first step in the project, including highways and bypass roads, finally, linking new urb an centers in the country and reducing congestion in large cities [2]. In 2020, it could be a challenge in the case of the Suez Canal, the busiest trade connection with more roads in the region, a series of regional rail line connects to Europe via ancient trade routes through Iraq to Turkey and Syria. With the improvement of the security situation in Iraq, Baghdad city is beginning to formulate a new long-term development plans in the