page_title: Wefri Warsay Yika'alo
section_title: Transportation infrastructure
hierarchical_section_title: Wefri Warsay Yika'alo / Transportation infrastructure
caption_attribution_description: A 115-kilometer highway links Massawa on the Red Sea to Asmara, Eritrea.
context_page_description: The Wefri Warsay Yika'alo or Warsay Yika'alo Program of Eritrea is an ambitious project of post-war recovery. It is similar to other economic recovery programs and is often compared to the Marshall Plan.,
  The program is a series of sponsored investments managed by the Eritrean government in economic, education, health and transportation related infrastructure. These investments are typically made by a mixture of grants and loans from international organizations and from the Government of Eritrea. The transfer of skills is an important component of this program.
  Detractors of the program are concerned with the work schedule and conditions of the participants.
context_section_description: Asmara-Ghinda-Massawa component of the Eritrean Railway (completed)
  Asmara-Fil fbil-Massawa Highway (completed)
  Asseb-Massawa Highway (under construction)
  Keren-Barentu-Tessenei Highway (under construction)
  Massawa International Airport (completed)
  Sawa Airport (completed)
caption: The Massawa-Asmara Highway, built as part of the Wefri Warsay Yika'alo program.
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