A Descriptive Study on the Expressway No.1, the Main Route of the Future Dry Canal Project in Iraq

Abstract

This paper aims to present the main current features of the Expressway No.1 in Iraq as one of the biggest and attractive roads structures built in the Middle-East. This main corridor it was and still one of the most important travelled roads for decades, it is vital to Iraq’s economy. The Expressway No.1 is heavily used by trade freight trucks, tourists, and the general public in the country. This super modern path with 1,250 km long connects Kuwait and southern regions of Iraq with the capital Baghdad, with western regions on the borders with Jordan and Syria. It should be one of the main future routes for the Iraqi upcoming project (The Dry Canal) as a new connection through the Iraq territory for international trade movement between East and West of the world. In spite of its some advantages, this route maybe suffers numerous deficiencies in the services provided to its user's faces. Consequently, this descriptive study) attempt by fact finding researching to realize and include all the general existing, available characteristics and details of this huge main road. The main objective for this study is describing the Expressway No.1 actual general shape after talk over each feature in order to determine the general situation according prioritization. Keywords: Expressway No.1, Iraqi Corridors, Installations, Transportation, Freight.