Over 100,000km Road Constructed in Four Years

 Over 100,000km Road Constructed in Four Years

Source: ERTA M

ore than 100,000 km of roads has been built over the past four years with a total cost of 120 billion Birr, said Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA). According to the Planning and ICT Deputy Director at ERA, Bekele Nigusse, the achievement marks 75% completion rate of the 130,000 km of road ERA planned to build in the Five Year Growth and Transformation Plan.

The Deputy said 45 mega road projects are scheduled for inauguration this year and several new projects are in the pipeline to go operational. Bekele added projects that link the country with its neighbors have been given due attention. The 750 km road that connects the nation's capital with Djibouti is undergoing a transformation into a superfast expressway.

Following the successful completion of the Addis-Adama Expressway, the Deputy revealed ERA is finalizing preparations to begin work on Adama-Awash expressway aiming at modernizing the road that links Ethiopia with Djibouti. Bekele stated in addition to the construction of the roads, the work in building the capacity of local contractors and consultants is praiseworthy.