A1 motorway (Tunisia)

A1 motorway
Tunisie Autoroute A1 sortie Boumerdas.jpg
Route information
Length659 km (409 mi)
Existed1981–present
Major junctions
North endTunis
South endBen Guerdane
Location
CountryTunisia
Major citiesTunis, Ben Arous, Hammam Lif, Hammamet, Enfida, Sousse, El Jem, Sfax, Gabès, Medenine, Ben Guerdane
Highway system

Tunisia's A1 or A-1 motorway is a 659 km road connecting Tunis and Ben Guerdane. In the map shown, the A-1 is in red. The highway was built from Tunis at the north end toward the south and is continuing to be extended to finally reach the Tunisian Libyan border.

The A-1 is conceived of as part of an international project, sometimes called the Trans-Maghreb[1] or Trans-North Africa Highway[2] or Trans-African Highway 1 that is planned to reach from Cairo to Dakar.

There are three lanes each way from Tunis to Hammamet then two lanes each way from Hammamet to Sfax. It is a toll road part of the way. Road signs are in Arabic and French. The speed limit on Tunisian highways is 110 km/h.

  1. ^ Trans-Maghreb Highway at Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa web site
  2. ^ Frédéric Dubessy. Jigsaw of Trans-North Africa Highway nears completion. 21 May 2013