A $17 billion project to connect a major commodities port on Iraq’s southern coast by rail and roadways to the Turkish border was begun on Saturday in an effort to restructure the nation’s economy after decades of conflict and catastrophe.

The Development Road, which intends to match the Suez Canal by decreasing travel times between Asia and Europe, connects the Grand Faw Port in the oil-rich southern region of Iraq with Turkey.

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