Highway of the Hauts Plateaux

Road in Algeria

A2 autoroute
Route information
Length	1,020 km (630 mi)
Major junctions
From	Algeria-Tunisia border
West end	Algeria-Morocco border

Location
Country	Algeria
Major cities	Tébessa, Khenchela, Batna, M'Sila, Boughezoul, Tiaret, Saida, El Aricha

Highway system
Transport in Algeria

Highway of the Hauts Plateaux is a highway of 1020 km under construction in Algeria.

Project

This structuring motorway project is part of the scheme and motorway road master 2005 / 2025 in order to open up and link the cities in the highland areas of the interior, in parallel to the East–West Highway.^[1]

It runs through the wilayas of Tlemcen on the border with Morocco, Saida, Tiaret, Médéa, M'sila, Batna, Oum El Bouaghi, Khenchela and Tébessa on the border with Tunisia.^[1]

The project is divided into three lots:

West Lot : Going to Aricha in Tiaret, through Saida about 305 km
Lot Centre : Ranging from Tiaret to Batna, through Boughezoul and M'sila about 495 km
East Lot : Ranging from Batna to Tébessa, through Khenchela 220 km

Construction

The lot of Construction "East" were launched on 30 October 2014 near Tazoult ( wilaya of Batna ) by the Minister of Public Works Abdelkader Kadi. This is a first section of 102 km through the municipalities of Batna, Tazoult, Timgad, Taouzient, Kais, El Hamma and Khenchela, under the direction of Algerian companies headed by Cosider Group for a period of 18 months.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Administrator. "La Rocade Autoroutière Des Hauts Plateaux". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^ "Aps-Est-Infos". Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.