Tanzania: Construction of TZS 19 Billion Road Underway

Posted on :Thursday , 23rd June 2016

Dodoma — Deputy Minister for Works, Transport and Communications, Eng Edwin Ngonyani, has said the construction of 109.4 kilometres at a tarmac level of Njombe-Ndulamo-Makete road will start this financial year.

He was responding to a main question by Lucy Mlowe (Special Seats - CCM), who wanted to know when the construction of Njombe-Makete road at tarmac level will undertaken. He said that his ministry through the Tanzania Roads Agency (TANROADS) has completed a feasibility study undertaken by M/S Crown Tech Consult Limited.

Eng Ngonyani said the government has set aside 19bn/- for the construction of the road through development budget this financial year.

Reacting to Lolensia Bukwimba (Busanda-CCM) on the renovation of the Bukondo Bay which is in bad shape, the Deputy Minister said the work is set for 2017/17 financial year.

He said this year, the government through the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) in 2016/17 financial year will conduct geotechnical survey and bathymetric survey and the detailed design before the official renovations.

However, he said, they are planning to hand over Geita municipal council a land area to be used a port including construction of state of an art Bukondo bay.

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