Japanese input to Uganda/Philippines

Japanese funding is helping pay for a key bridge replacement project in Uganda and road development in the Philippines.
February 29, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Japanese funding is helping pay for a key bridge replacement project in Uganda and road development in the Philippines.

A US$125 million bridge will replace the 56 year old structure that spans the River Nile at the Owen Falls Dam near to the city of Jinja. The new 525m cable stayed structure will be the first such bridge in East Africa. The 1069 Uganda National Roads Authority's (UNRA) says that construction work will commence in the middle of 2012 and is due for completion in 2016. Around $25 million of the cost will be financed by the Ugandan Government, with $100 million being funded through a loan from the Japanese Government. The cable-stayed bridge will be of major importance to Uganda and its neighbours in East Africa. The bridge will carry the Northern Corridor Route that links with Burundi, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Meanwhile Japanese financial assistance will also aid road development in the Philippines. Some $500 million will be supplied by Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme to the Philippines for road maintenance and upgrading work.
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