Infrastruction Archives

PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF YENDI DUAL CARRIAGEWAY

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday cut sod for the construction of the Yendi dual carriageway in the Northern Region. The 2.5-kilometer dual carriage road which is part of the Eastern Corridor road project and expected to be completed within seven months is being executed by Andrade Gutierrez Construction Company of Brazil. At a short ceremony here in Yendi, President Akufo-Addo said the Eastern Corridor project would cover the stretch from Bimbilla to Damanku in…

TANZANIA STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY TO COMMENCE IN JANUARY

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Gambeta News

The operations of the eagerly awaited Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro stretch are expected to commence next January should it receive endorsement from the regulatory body, it has been stated. Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) Director General Masanja Kadogosa said on Saturday that the 300-kilometer SGR had reached 97 percent as of June this year and the first trial run by the project engineers proved successful. He said the operational trial…

CONSTRUCTION OF MOHAMMED V1 TANGIER TECH CITY PROJECT ON TRACK IN MOROCCO

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Gambeta News

Chinese companies and representatives from Morocco’s public and private sectors signed in Rabat an agreement to launch the construction of the Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City project, a smart city ambitious project that King Mohammed VI launched in 2017. The smart city, which is expected to be completed by 2027, will host nearly 200 Chinese companies, to create a “sustainable, integrated, and intelligent industrial city,” Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a statement. Other Chinese…

BRIDGE CONNECTING CLAY-ASHLAND CUT-OFF IN LIBERIA

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Gambeta News

The bridge connecting Clay – Ashland to other townships in Montserrado County has been cut off, impeding the movement of people in the area. Bad road conditions in addition to the collapse of the bridge make the situation worse for residents of the area. Normal economic activities have slowed and the movement of people to neighboring townships in that part of Montserrado County has been impeded. Some residents broke down in tears early Sunday morning,…

ZIMBABWE GOVT. TAKES OVER REHABILITATION OF KWEKWE-AMAVENI ROAD

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Government of Zimbabwe, through the Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED), has taken over the rehabilitation of the Kwekwe-Amaveni Road after the opposition-run local authority neglected the stretch that has become an eyesore for over five years. CMED southern region Engineer, Determination Ndoro, said they have since covered a 1.5km stretch with the whole project expected to cover at least 3km. “The road has been in a very bad shape so, we are re-tarring and…

COVID-19: HOW TECH IS HELPING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Gambeta News

The covid-19 pandemic has truely changed the world with the construction industry heavy affected. So far, different measures has been taken to help ease the stress individual faced with this global pandemic. Amid all the stories about layoffs, insolvencies and other calamities caused by the virus crisis, some positives has been recorded with the help of digital technology. Since lockdown began in March, almost everyone in business has learned first-hand about the potential of video…