Tanzania: Four-Lane Road Construction Starts

It will ease jam on Arusha-Moshi highway

Construction of a four-lane road linking Sakina section of Arusha City with Tengeru Township in Meru has started and the massive infrastructure whose works kicked off last Thursday is aimed at easing congestion along Arusha-Moshi highway.

The four-lane, two track motorway, whose works are kicking off in near Tengeru is part of the implementation of the proposed multinational Arusha-Holili highway which is to extend into Kenya and join the Taveta-Voi road project under the East African Community.

Multilateral projects' manager of the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS), Eng Deusdedit Kakoko called upon Arusha residents particularly those living along the Arusha-Moshi highway to provide all the necessary cooperation when it comes to paving way for the construction of the four-lane road.

The task to build the long-awaited road sections has been awarded to a South Korean-based construction firm-Hanil-Jiangsu JV and its consultant engineer, Cheil Engineering Co (Korea). The Korean's firm will also be assisted by a Tanzanian construction firm-Doch Limited.

Engineer Kakoko urged service providers to ensure they remove all the utilities which are located within 22.5 meters from the center of the road; "This is part of the implementation of the regional road project, which on Tanzanian side it will be implemented in two phases," he said.