The Chinese China Road and Bridge Corporation is likely to win the 2.6 billion birr project to construct an interchange roundabout system in Addis Ababa to complement the Light Railway Transit.

The Addis Ababa City Roads Authority announced a budget of 2.6 billion birr to construct interchanges and roundabouts as  a part of the Light Railway Transit being launched in the Ethiopian capital. The budget for the roads development is expected to be covered by the federal government and the city administration according to sources.

The roads authority will select a contractor for the construction of the interchanges and roundabouts once it confirms funding it was noted at the time.

The authority plans to invite capable and experienced international contractors to handle what is expected to be a difficult project explained Engineer Fekade Haile, General Manager of the AACRA.

The main challenge anticipated with the realization of this project are the major water pipelines found around the Mexico and Megenagna squares explained Fekade. It is expected that the project will commence in April following the selection of a contractor he noted.

It is to be remembered that concerns were raised in relation to the construction of interchanges and roundabouts alongside the construction of the Light Railway Transit System by both the Ethiopian Railway Corporation and the China Engineering Corporation, contractor for the project.

Source: The Reporter