Tanroads, Japanese firm in road deal
Minister of Works, Transport and Communication Mr Isack Kamwele
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A new four-lane bridge is about to be constructed along Gerezani’s Bandari Road with a view to increasing traffic volume of goods and number of people using the road
Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania National Roads Agency (Tanroads) and Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company (SMCC) will today sign a contract for the construction of a new bridge along the Gerezani Bandari road.
The project, which is funded by the government of Japan through its Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), aims at replacing the existing two-lane bridge by constructing a new four-lane bridge.
“The project will increase traffic volume as well as boost economic activities,” a public relation advisor of Jica, Mr Raymond Msoffe, said yesterday.
According to him, the new bridge has a well-considered design which can accommodate a new service route of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Standard Gauge Railway passing under it.
The signing ceremony will be attended by the minister of Works, Transport and Communication Mr Isack Kamwele, Regional Commissioner of Dar es Salaam Mr Paul Makonda, Tanroads chief executive officer Patrick Mfugale and chief representative of Jica Tanzania.
“SMCC is a Japanese contractor which successfully completed the first flyover in the country (Mfugale flyover) in September last year,” Mr Msoffe stressed. Jica believes that SMCC will accomplish the work on time with vivid quality as it was for the Mfugale Flyover.
Jica is also confident with SMCC following its achievement on safety record during the construction of the Mfugale Flyover.
