Ethio-Djibouti railroad’s construction is announced, by the Minister for Transport Workneh Gebeyehu, to have reached 50 percent completion on both sides of the border.

The Minister noted, during his speech at the 6th Ethio-Djibouti Railways Joint Commission, the project will be finalized on schedule, which is this Ethiopian year.

Out of the projects Ethiopia has dubbed as mega projects, one is laying tracks from Sebeta to Dewale. This project, according to Fana Broadcasting Corporate, is made of two phases.

The first phase of this project is Sebeta to Meiso while the second is Meiso to Dewale.

Gebeyehu also explained the construction of 19 train stations in Ethiopia will be initiated very soon.

Djibouti’s Minister for Transport Services, Musa Ahmed Hassan, on his part said the project from Dewele to Durale on the Djiboutian side has also reached 50% completion.

During the Joint Commission, it was revealed 55 percent of the railway construction in the Ethiopian territory has been concluded.

According to the Broadcasting Corporate, the railway is going to stretch for 713 Kilometers and is expected to have an outlay of U.S. $ 4 Billion.

Source: Fana Broadcasting Corporate