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Azezo-Metema Road Project

Ethiopia

Borrower Ethiopia
Financing Type Public Sector
Instrument Project Loan
Focus Area Transportation
Approved 02.12.2003
Signed 12.05.2004
Status Completed
Loan Administrator BADEA
Executing Agency Ethiopian Roads Authority
Co-financiers BADEA, Government, SFD
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) 15.00
Total Project Cost (US$m) 54.12

Situated in the northwest, the 180 km-long Azezo–Metema road provides an important trade link to the Sudan, and makes up part of the Trans African Highway Network that runs from Cairo, Egypt to Cape Town, South Africa. The road also passes through rich agricultural land. Project works will therefore comprise:

  • re-surfacing the Azezo–Metema road to asphalt standard;
  • installation of drainage structures; and
  • installation of safety features such as road signs and markings.
On completion, the population will benefit from improved access to social services, and less expensive transport of inputs and produce. The project will also create jobs for thousands of unskilled workers throughout the project’s implementation.

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