Project Details :: Tanzania - Mtwara Corridor: Rehabilitation of Makambako

PROJECT # 0020	Tanzania - Mtwara Corridor: Rehabilitation of Makambako - Songea Road
LOCATION AND SIZE	Southern region of Tanzania Rehabilitation of a 295 km road section from Makambako, (Njombe Region) to Songea (Ruvuma Region)
HOLDER	Tanzania National Roads Authority (Tanroads)
OTHER COUNTRIES	Mozambique - Malawi - Zambia (Mtwara Corridor)
STATUS	S3B: transaction support and financial close
TENTATIVE TENDERING
AMOUNT	USD 97 million
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PRESENTATION	The Mtwara Development Project is a major infrastructure development project involving southern Tanzania, northern Mozambique, eastern Malawi and eastern Zambia, with a view to provide road, rail and waterway access from the surrounding region to the Port of Mtwara, Tanzania. The Rehabilitation of Makambako-Songea Road section, a paved trunck road, will enable to connect the Mtwara Corridor at Songea, to the Dar-es-Salaam Corridor at Makambako, providing access to road and railway transport. Road transport is the major mode of transport in Tanzania carrying over 90% of passengers and over 75% of the freight traffic (World Bank, 2017). A detailed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Rehabilitation Makambako Songea Road and Makambako - Songea and Mtwara-Mingoyo-Masasi Roads Tanzania, Beza was undertaken.
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