Dar es Salaam's Nyerere Road to be closed for four months
What you need to know:
- The road will be closed from Sunday, May 28, and will be reopened on Saturday, September 30, 2023, when construction is completed.
Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania National Roads Agency (Tanroads) has announced that Nyerere Road will be closed for four months due to the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).
In a public notice by the agency's Dar es Salaam Regional Manager, the area to be closed is at the intersection of Nyerere and Shaurimoyo roads.
The authority said the road will be closed from Sunday, May 28, and will be reopened on Saturday, September 30, 2023, when construction is completed.
During the construction period, motorists and pedestrians are advised to use alternative roads; Kawawa, Veta-Chang'ombe, Shaurimoyo, Kilwa and the diversion road built on the edge of the construction area.
"Tanroads apologises for any inconvenience caused during construction," reads part of the statement.
If you are new to Dar es Salaam, Nyerere Road is one of the main roads in the city. Previously known as Pugu Road because it goes from the city center to Pugu in the southwest of Dar es Salaam.
This road starts at Gerezani Street, passes the Tazara railway station and the Julius Nyerere International Airport, and continues to Gongo la Mboto.
At the intersection of Nyerere Road and Nelson Mandela Road, there is the Mfugale flyover, which has helped reduce traffic congestion in the area.
