Tunisia’s Minister of Equipment and Housing, Salah Zwaari, has unveiled on November 16 an ambitious infrastructure agenda for 2026, backed by nearly 600 million dinars—representing close to 40 percent of the ministry’s mission budget.
The funds will drive extensive upgrades to bridges, highways and rural tracks, with major allocations including 300 million dinars for numbered roads, 100 million for the maintenance of 350 kilometres of tracks, and another 100 million to repair flood and landslide damage. The programme also sets aside resources to enhance road safety, reinforce equipment fleets and maintain Djerba’s ferry system through upgrades and the acquisition of a new vessel.
The minister highlighted that 37 projects will commence next year, with a combined value of around 2.9 billion dinars. These include the transformative economic corridor along National Road 13 linking Kasserine, Sidi Bouzid and Sfax, estimated at 1.4 billion dinars.
Other key initiatives include upgrades to National Road 2 between Kairouan and Enfidha, Regional Road 77 from Makthar to Habbabsa, and the construction of 14 new bridges across multiple governorates. Ongoing works in Gafsa, the Zarzis bypass and several regional road projects further underscore the country’s intensified push to modernise its transport backbone, with the ministry currently supervising 79 projects valued at more than 4 billion dinars.
Looking ahead to the 2026–2030 development plan, Zwaari confirmed that Tunisia will deepen regional integration through major new corridors, including the Bou Salem–Fernana motorway, the Tunis–Le Kef motorway, and two major southern axes: National Roads 15 and 16, extending towards the Algerian border.
Studies are also under way to establish a permanent link between Djerba, Ajim and Jorf, with tenders already issued. Several flagship projects—such as the southern entrance to Tunis, Korbous, Jelma and the Bizerte link—are expected to reach completion in 2026, as the ministry scales up recruitment of engineers and technical staff to sustain delivery momentum across this expansive national infrastructure drive.