NAJAF / Aswat al-Iraq: Najaf Governor Adnan al-Zorfi laid on Thursday the foundation stone of a new bridge in the province, a local official said.

“The total cost of the bridge is ID23.9 billion,” Eng. Husham Mohammed Mahmoud, the director of Najaf Municipality, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He said that the project will be finalized in 27 months.

Mahmoud said that the project will be funded by the Municipalities Ministry.

The holy Shiite city of Najaf lies 160 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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