The Ethiopian Roads Authority has finalized Preparation to construct the 135km long Debreberhan-Ankober-Dulecha-Awash Arba asphalt road, which is part of the fourth road sector development program.

The Authority's Communication Directorate told Ethiopian News Agency that the road will be constructed at a cost of 2.5 billion Ethiopian birr.

The project cost will be financed by the  International Development Association and the Ethiopian government. The road, which links Ethiopia with neighboring Djibouti, is also said to help to further strengthen economic ties between Amhara and Afar regional States.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency