Ethiopia: City Authority Concluded Road Agreements
The Addis Ababa City Administration Roads Authority concluded road agreements with contractors in the Authority’s premise on May 22, 2015, according to the Ethiopian Herald.
Ethiopia: City Bus Rapid Transit Pilot Project Feasibility Study nearing Completion
The Addis Ababa City Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) pilot project feasibility study is nearing finalization, Ethiopian Press Agency reported citing the City Roads and Transport Bureau.
Ethiopia: City Education Bureau to Connect Secondary Schools with Schoolnet Program
The Addis Ababa Education Bureau said it will connect all secondary schools in the city with Schoolnet program in the current academic year.
Bureau Head, Delamo Otore, told Walta Information Center that some 2,500 PCs have already been procured at a cost of 23 million Ethiopian birr to connect the schools.
Ethiopia: City Investment Agency Invites Local Manufacturers to Move into Industry Zones
The Addis Abeba Investment Agency (AAIA) is inviting local investors in the manufacturing sector to move into 330ha industrial zones it has prepared in Nefas Silk Lafto and Akaki Kaliti districts, Fortune reported.
Ethiopia: City Road Authority Installing New Traffic Lights
The Addis Ababa City Road Authority is installing new traffic lights at four junctions of the capital. The authority is planning to eventually install traffic lights in 14 junctions throughout the capital to upgrade the city's traffic management.
The authority awarded the contract to U.E International Trading and to a joint venture an Ethiopia and South Africa company. “AACRA will pay out 11 million birr for both bid winners,” Fekade Haile, Director General of the Authority told Capital.
