THE 680- metre Kigamboni Bridge will start to be used on March this year, the government said in Dar es Salaam.
Also, in a bid to reduce congestion in
the city, the government is considering the possibility of connecting
the 240bn/- worth Kigamboni Bridge with Charambe, Mlandizi to Chalinze
roads.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry
of Works, Transport and Communication Mr Joseph Nyamhanga directed the
construction supervisor to ensure the works are completed by mid
February ready for use in March.
“Make sure that motorists start using
the bridge by March this year to ease them from hassles of congestion at
Magogoni area,” he told the construction supervisor.
Similarly, he directed the National
Social Security Fund (NSSF) Project Manager, John Msemo to recruit
serious agent to supervise and operate the project. Construction of
Kigamboni bridge project is being supervised by NSSF, Tanzania Roads
Agency (TANROAD) and the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication.
The cross-sea bridge, which connects
Kurasini and Kigamboni areas in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es
Salaam, is under construction by China Railway Construction Engineering
Group (CRCEG) and China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group (CRMBEG).
Once completed, the bridge will contribute to the socioeconomic
development of Kigamboni, making it attractive to investors.
Also after its completion, the bridge
will offer people one more choice to travel between the two areas which
are being divided by a narrow gulf.
The bridge will connect to an approach
road of about 1.0 km that will cross the TAZARA Railway line to the
north and will intersect with Mandela Road. On the Kigamboni side the
bridge will connect to an approach road of about 1.5 km that will
intersect with the Kigamboni Ferry - Kibada Road.
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