Past contract end

New bridge over the Tigris with rehabilitation of the old Sarafiya bridge, two overpasses at the Sarafiya bridge and Buratha mosque intersections, and widening of the road between Sarafiya bridge and the Shalchiya intersection (second traffic congestion package)

Roads and bridges project No. 282 in Baghdad.

مشروع انشاء جسر عابرعلى نهر دجلة مع تأهيل (جسر الصرافية )الممر القديم( وانشاء مجسرت عدد 2 لتطوير تقاطعي جسر الصرافية وجامع براثا مع تأهيل الطرق المحيطة وتوسعة الطريق الرابط بين جسر الصرافية وتقاطع الشالجية ضمن حزمة مشاريع فك الاختناقات المرورية الثانية

When will the New bridge over the Tigris with rehabilitation of the old Sarafiya bridge, two overpasses at the Sarafiya bridge and Buratha mosque intersections, and widening of the road between Sarafiya bridge and the Shalchiya intersection (second traffic congestion package) be finished? The contract end date was 28 Nov 2025. As of 1 Jun 2026 the Ministry of Construction reported it 93.6% complete, against 100% planned. The published data gives no revised completion date.

Actual progress 93.6% as of 1 Jun 2026
Where the plan says it should be 100% 6.4 points behind

Progress against plan

Contract ended 28 Nov 2025, 185 days before the data date

Timeline

Started
19 Aug 2024
Contract end
28 Nov 2025
Running for
1.8 years
Data as of
1 Jun 2026