The “Corridor 8” is a major road and railway transport corridor passing through Albania, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria, linking the port of Varna in Bulgaria, on the Black Sea, with the port of Durrës on the Adriatic. This corridor is also connected to Italy, an EU member state. It includes seaports, airports, approximately 960 km of land roads, and over 1270 km of railway tracks.

The national road Elbasan – Qafë Thanë is an integral part of this corridor, as well as the Tirana-Elbasan-Librazhd-Pogradec-Korçë corridor, which connects key areas for tourism as well as enhancing the connection between Albania and Greece, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and other countries.

The “Expansion of the Road Segment Elbasan-Prrenjas-Qafë Thanë, Phase V” project starts at the Murrashi Bridge and ends at the Bregu i Gjerë valley. This 1.1 km long segment passes through a new stretch of road and includes two traffic tunnels. The segment is designed according to the technical parameters of Category B (Main Interurban Roads), with a movement speed of 90 km/h.