Librazhd-Prrenjas, alternative railway route, Kozeli: Return to full operation after terrain stabilization
The Librazhd Prrenjas road axis will be put into provisional operation with an alternative road that will be built on the railway bed. In a communication with the media, the directors of roads, railways, the Institute of Geology and the State Police presented the provisional operation plan. The Director of Roads said that the full efficiency of this axis will be made after the final stabilization of the terrain. "The reason for the situation is the impact of intense rainfall, river erosion that has led to a massive active landslide. At yesterday's meeting, dated February 24, the following decisions were made:
Construction of a new alternative road along the railway in the Shkumbin riverbed. Demolition of the existing bridge and relief of the load on the landslide road up to the construction of a natural escarpment. System and discipline of surface bridges in the entire landslide plan area. The Librazhd-Prrenjas axis is of strategic importance and will be restored to full function after securing the situation", said the director of the ARRSH Ami Kozeli.
The head of Albanian Railways, Ergys Verdho, stated that
"The Elbasan-Pogradec railway segment is in this second phase. The entire line has not been included in the operation since 2012 and is monitored from time to time by vehicle observers who make monthly reports to the Directorate of Infrastructure. At kilometer 103-700 in Dragostunje, part of this segment, as a result of rainfall and the increase in the volume of the Shkumbin River, we have had increased problems in this kilometer, where I would add that the massif, not the road or the railway, the massif of that area has a landslide that was activated 30 years ago. This massif, loaded by the rains of the last 4 months, was made possible by many different factors, such as rain, the volume of being in this kilometer, as well as the Shkumbin River with an increase in the bed and collision with the railway bed, made the sliding plan possible. All our structures are on the ground, they have taken the necessary measures. We will take the necessary steps "Ours, the creation of that permanent road for the part of the river bed. We will take measures to mobilize and divert the waters in that bed, by building dams in Shkumbi. The relief of the mountain slope is very necessary, so as not to be included in the landslide plan. In geological studies we will obtain the friction coefficient, the sigma, the landslide plan, all these elements that we will need to design the new provisional road, or the new road of Corridor VIII", said Verdho, among other things.
Ardian Bylyku from the Albanian Geological Survey says that the main reason for the collapse of the Librazhd-Pogradec road is the amount of heavy rainfall.
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