Ethiopia: Construction of Nekemte Airport Started
Ethiopia has started to construct new airport for an estimated cost of 748 million Birr and dubbed it Nekemete Airport. The foundation stone for the construction of the airport was laid 2 years back.
Ethiopia has started to construct new airport for an estimated cost of 748 million Birr and dubbed it Nekemete Airport. The foundation stone for the construction of the airport was laid 2 years back.
Tendaho Irrigation Dam has been completed after consuming 8 more years of its scheduled timeframe, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity announced. The dam is built in Afar State and has the capacity of holding 1.8 billion cubic meter water. It can also irrigate 60,000 hectares of land.
Construction of 4 tunnels which are part of Meqele-Woldeya-Hara Gebeyehu railway line commenced, Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) noted. Upon completion the railway line will have 8 tunnels.
Construction of two road projects linking the Addis Ababa-Adama expressway with Addis Ababa city in two directions was launched, the Ethiopian Roads Authority said.
The Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) says 50 percent of the Addis Abeba Light Railway project (LRT) has been completed, Fortune reported.