Nekemte Bedelle Road Project

Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s 42,429 km-long road network represents the country’s primary mode of transport. Road density, however, is one of the lowest in Africa, and the majority of the network is unpaved and in poor condition. The project will asphalt the 96 km-long Nekemte–Bedelle Road, which was constructed more than two decades ago. The stretch is of particular importance as it reduces travel time for vehicles coming from the North and the capital Addis Ababa to the Southwest of the country and neighboring Sudan. On completion, the improved road will ease access to social services and improve food security through the facilitated transport of inputs and produce.