The Ethiopian Roads Authority said it has planned to construct and renovate close to 20,700 km new and existing roads at a cost of 28.9 billion Ethiopian birr during the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year.
Lebu-Goro, DireDawa-Dewele, Lumame-Debre Markos, Gedo-Menebegna, Ambo-Woliso, Konso-Yabelo, Debrebirhan-Ankober, Ankober-Dulecha and Dulecha-Awash are among the new roads which the Authority plans to construct this year.
Over 18,000 km roads are to be constructed, improved, and renovated by Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) in 2018/19 fiscal year.
Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) signed road construction agreements to construct fifteen roads worth 25.8 billion birr. The agreements were signed with eleven firms, local and Chinese on Thursday.
The Ethiopian Roads Authority signed a 3.9 billion Birr agreement for the construction of 197km of roads. The agreement was signed between the Authority and two Chinese construction companies.
The roads to be constructed are in Oromia, Amahara, and Afar regional states for the Tana Beles Sugar factory, which is under construction by the Ethiopian government.
The first 100 km stretching from Enjibar, Amhara region, to Pawi, in Benishangul-Gumuz was given to the China Communication Construction Company.
The Ethiopian Roads Authority signed agreements with five contractors to construct and upgrade six road projects estimated at more than 3.2 billion birr. The roads to be constructed are part of the 4th Road Sector Development Program.
The roads to be constructed will include the Mazoriya-Durame-Durgi-Omo River road, Yalo-Nehile and the alternate Azezo-Gorgora road. It is also expected that the Felegeselam-Ameya-Chida road and the road linking Bonga with Felegeselam will be upgraded to asphalt level.
