Libya terminates Webuild contract, launches new tender for coastal highway

Libyan authorities have officially terminated their 2013 contract with the Italian company Webuild regarding a 400-kilometer section of the coastal highway. The decision follows four years of stalled negotiations over financial conditions, with the contractor reportedly seeking to increase the project's cost from 940 million euros to approximately 2.4 billion euros. The Libyan authority managing the project announced a new tender process and a route adjustment, shifting the focus to an Al Marj-Suluq segment instead of the Emsaad-Tobrouk link. The broader 1,750-kilometer highway project, intended to connect the Egyptian and Tunisian borders, continues to face funding challenges, which have also delayed works on sections assigned to other contractors like Todini Costruzioni Generali. The government is currently working to reorganize the implementation of this strategic infrastructure.