Albanian taxpayers will have to bear an additional cost of €930,000 as a result of the mismanagement of public funds and the lack of proper oversight during the construction work.

The section known as Burrel’s Lower Ring Road, measuring just 960 meters in length, was initially built with an investment of around €1.3 million.

However, less than a month after the paving was completed, the artery suffered four major collapses, rendering it completely impassable.

Immediately after the damage occurred, the Albanian Road Authority promised an in-depth technical analysis to determine the causes and find the optimal solution. But while responsibility for the initial project remains unclear, the bill to be paid by the state continues to grow.

The repair of the structure has now entered the tendering phase, with a ceiling fund of 90.3 million lek, approximately €930,000. The winning company has been announced as “2N” sh.p.k., managed by Ndriçim Stojku, which submitted a bid of 87 million lek.

Expert assessments envisage that the intervention will involve the construction of piles along approximately 300 meters to stabilize the road alignment, which has been severely damaged by landslides. As a result, the total bill for a road stretching less than one kilometer will exceed €2.2 million.

The entire situation carries a bitter irony: Burrel’s Lower Ring Road was designed precisely to divert heavy-goods traffic away from the city center. Yet this road, which consumed several million euros from the budget, failed to fulfill its purpose from the very first day.

As citizens are once again forced to pay an additional €930,000, the fundamental question arises: Who will be held responsible for the failure of a €1.3 million investment that became unusable within weeks of its inauguration?

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