A2 (Albania)

A2 motorway
Autostradë A2
Map of Autostrada 2 (A2), denoted in dark green
Route information
Maintained by the Autoriteti Rrugor Shqiptar
Length	46.5 km (28.9 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Bypass of Fier
South end	Bypass of Vlorë
Location
Country	Albania
Counties	Fier Vlorë
Major cities	Fier Vlorë
Highway system
Highways in Albania

The A2 motorway (Albanian: Autostrada or Autostradë 2) is a motorway in Albania spanning 46.5 kilometres (28.89 miles) across the counties of Fier and Vlorë.

As it connects Fier, the sixth largest city, to maritime Vlorë, the third largest city in the country and largest city in southern Albania, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor and a significant part of the Adriatic–Ionian motorway.^[1] The A2 is also the starting point of the Pan-European Corridor VIII. The motorway consists of two traffic lanes and an emergency lane in each driving direction separated by a central reservation. National significance of the motorway is reflected through its positive economic impact on the cities and towns it connects as well as its importance to tourism in Albania.

The A2 motorway has dramatically alleviated congestion on the adjacent National Road 8 (SH8) in the summer season by allowing faster travel time to Adriatic seaside resorts along the Vlora seaside, and further south to the Albanian Riviera. At Levan near Fier the motorway links with the newly built SH4 single carriageway to Greece through Tepelenë and Gjirokastër. The total construction cost for the motorway amounted to 60 million euros as the project underwent changes to accommodate for the rising levels of Vjosa River.