Road rebuilding and rehabilitiation revitalising Rwanda

In Rwanda a road rehabilitation project will see the rebuilding of the route connecting Huye and Kitabi. The work on the 53km road will be supervised by Rwanda’s Ministry of Infrastructure and is due for completion by 2017. A loan worth SU$10 million from the Arab Bank for Economic Development (Badea) will help to finance the work on the road, which lies in Rwanda’s Southern Province. Badea is a financial institution owned by 18 Arab countries members of the League of Arab States (LAS). In all, the project
October 4, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
In Rwanda a road rehabilitation project will see the rebuilding of the route connecting Huye and Kitabi. The work on the 53km road will be supervised by Rwanda’s Ministry of Infrastructure and is due for completion by 2017. A loan worth SU$10 million from the Arab Bank for Economic Development (Badea) will help to finance the work on the road, which lies in Rwanda’s Southern Province. Badea is a financial institution owned by 18 Arab countries members of the League of Arab States (LAS). In all, the project will cost $53 million, with additional funding being provided by the 2818 Saudi Fund for Development (SFD). Other funds will come from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting countries (OPEC) fund for international development. The construction work is expected to start in the second quarter of 2014. Improvements to this route are of economic importance to Rwanda as they will help boost trade with neighbouring countries such as Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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