Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jacob Hara, has said road construction works by government will resume when the rains the country is experiencing subside.
Hara said all the resources are available and that roads like the M1 and M5, the six-lane Kenyatta Drive and the dual-carriage way from Crossroads …
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The Krachi-Nchumuru District Assembly (KNDA) has embarked on reconstruction of major roads in the district to open up the area, for easy transportation of food crops to market centres.
The major roads under reconstruction and due for completion within nine months are Chinderi-Grubi road, Chinderi-Banda road, and Bejamse-Borae roads.
The …
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Kenya his ministry was in a tricky situation because it was required to pay another Sh600 billion annually to settle pending bills.
The Transport CS said his Ministry was working with the National Treasury and the entire Cabinet to ensure they raise the money to build infrastructure worth close to …
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Nigeria, Niger, Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Chad are now building one of Africa’s largest road projects called the “African Unity Road”, linking the seven countries over a length of more than 9,000 kilometers.
Financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the project aims to improve South-South trade, as well …
Zambia and Angola have signed six (6) memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at boosting trade and investment in the two countries.
The two countries have signed an MoU on cooperation to facilitate the construction of the Zambia/Angola connection road via the Jimbe border between Zambia’s Ikelengi district in the northwestern …
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Rehabilitation works on the 31.2 km Assin Fosu – Assin Praso road in the Central Region is 65 per cent complete.
Expected to be completed by November next year, the project is being funded by the Japanese government at a cost of US$62.3 million.
It is the second phase …
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The access road corridor from Battery Factory to Bali Island in Central Monrovia has commenced, Public Works Minister Ruth-Coker-Collins.
The Works Minister and engineers from the Ministry toured the road. The 3.34-kilometers road when completed will give immediate access for the subsequent construction of the Bali Island project. It will …
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The statement of the General Directorate of National Security stated that the opening of the road will be from Kosidar Bridge to Hamma Belouizdad. The opening of the road was done late around 4 pm yesterday.
Last Thursday, the General Directorate of National Security announced the closure of the northern …
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Zimbabwe’s roads are not famous for their aesthetics, nor quality and least of all, their safety. Last year more than 2000 people died on the country’s roads, and scores of others were injured.
About five people on average die every day in road crashes in Zimbabwe, according to a review …
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The President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate has called for the immediate cancellation of the contract between the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) and Prime Plus Construction, Inc.
Prime Plus Construction Inc, was awarded a three-year contract for the rehabilitation of the primary laterite road designated as lot # 2 …
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The Nigeria government has expressed it satisfaction with regards the ongoing construction of the lagos-badagry expressway project.
Speaking over the weekend, Director of Federal Highways in South West, Adedamola Kuti said that the project, which is being supervised by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, is going as expected.…
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Zimbabwe has launched an emergency road repair program after a public outcry over the high death toll on the country’s roads. The program is expected to ensure that the road challenge that has been facing the nation is seriously addressed.
Under former leader late president, Robert Mugabe, the nation’s roads …
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The federal ministry of works and housing has inaugurated and handed over four link roads totalling 1 kilometre to the Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic, Kazaure, in Jigawa state.
The road project which is expected to benefit travellers and student will also see the area have good quality infrastructure that will …
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Zimbabwe roads has been viewed as the deadlist in Africa according to a Road Safety Performance Review report. The report was made in partnership with the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe.
According to Songwe, the cost of road crashes is heavy on …
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Namibia Road Fund Administration (RFA) CEO Ali Ipinge has express his displeasure of the nature of roads in Rundu Town Council during a site visit. The CEO is left dissappointed after witnessing the set of bad road network in …
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Nigeria’s minister of works and housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, visits the on-going Bodo – Bonny Road with Bridges across the Opobo Channel Project. The new Afa Creek Bridge is one of the three major Bridges, nine mini Bridges, one Pipeline Crossing Bridge and access roads being delivered on the project.…
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President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi recently met with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Transport Lieutenant General Kamel El-Wazir.
The Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency stated that the meeting discussed the status of the projects carried out by the Ministry of Transport, especially those related to the development of …
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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Gambia has announced it’s plans for the construction of 50KM of 20 new urban roads in the country.
The project which is funded from a loan of 50 million dollar from the Saudi Fund for Development is expected to kick-off in the first quarter of …
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President Sisi has inspected the workflow and the completion rates in some of the sites of the road and utility network development projects in Cairo.
The presidential spokesman Bassam Rady who made the statement said the President toured the main axes in eastern Cairo, including the Salah Salem axis, Cairo …
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A Chinese state-owned construction company has secure a contract from Namibia government for a road in southern Namibia.
The firm China Henan International Cooperation Group won the N$530-million tender for the construction of the road between Tses and Gochas.
Meanwhile, the decision has irked some Namibian construction companies which were …
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