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- Rural Roads Project
Rural Roads Project
Tanzania
Borrower | Tanzania |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Transportation |
Approved | 06.11.2001 |
Signed | 30.05.2003 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
Executing Agency | Ministry of Works |
Co-financiers | Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 8.00 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 8.80 |
Road transport plays a vital role in Tanzania's economic activity through the movement of agricultural produce, inputs and people. However, under-maintenance has led to deterioration of the 85,000-km network.
The project will therefore upgrade seven earth roads in two of Tanzania's poorest regions: Limdi in the southeast and Kigoma in the west. A total of 350-km of earth track will be upgraded and drainage structures installed to prevent flooding. The project will have a substantial socio-economic impact on the areas' two million inhabitants by providing a cheaper, faster link to marketplaces and food deficit regions, as well as to important social services.