The junction is made at the Tunis-La Goulette expressway level where a new interchange will be built. The Rades-La Goulette suspended bridge (260m), the first of its kind in Tunisia, provides a direct and continuous link between the northern and southern suburbs of the. The Radès–La Goulette bridge is an extradosed cable-stayed bridge spanning the lake of Tunis, more precisely the channel as well as the expressway and the Tunis-Goulette-Marsa line linking Tunis to La Goulette. The largest bridge in Tunisia, it was inaugurated on 21 March 2009 by President Zine. Located at the crossroads of Europe and Africa, Tunisia holds a strategic position as a key transportation hub, bordered by Algeria and Libya, and serving as a gateway to neighboring Arab nations. The Tunisian government had been preparing for the construction of this bridge for over 15 years. The Radès-La Goulette bridge connects the South, West, and North regions by crossing. The European Investment Bank – the EU bank – confirms financial support of €123 million (around TND 416 million) for the construction of a new bridge in Bizerte in northern Tunisia, in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), which is providing €122 million in financing, and the. The construction of the new Bizerte Bridge is progressing at varying speeds depending on the section, according to Lilia Sifaoui, Director General of the project implementation unit at the Ministry of Equipment and Housing.