In another major step to accelerate infrastructure development and enhance the growth of the National economy, the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) has announced investment opportunities in six major road projects totaling 969km through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) system.
The international announcement seeking local and foreign investors to design, build, finance, operate, maintain and ultimately hand over the projects to the Government through the Design, Build, Finance, Operate, Maintain and Transfer (DBFOMT) system, continues to demonstrate the commitment of the Sixth Phase Government under President, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan to harness the power of the private sector to accelerate the implementation of major development projects.
The move also reflects the success of major reforms overseen by the Public-Private Partnership Centre (PPPC) under Executive Director David Kafulila, who has been at the forefront of encouraging private sector participation in infrastructure investment and social services in the country.
The projects on the table for investors include the expansion of the 260-kilometer Morogoro-Dodoma Road to four lanes, the 384-kilometer Handeni-Kiberashi-Chemba-Kwamtoro-Singida Road, the expansion of the 246-kilometer Chalinze-Segera-Tanga Road to four lanes, and the construction of the 27-kilometer Kitonga Escarpment Bypass.
Other projects include the 42-kilometer Dar es Salaam Port-Kibaha Expressway and the 10-kilometer Dar es Salaam CBD-Julius Nyerere International Airport Expressway.
According to TANROADS, the projects aim to reduce traffic congestion, improve the transportation of people and goods, increase the competitiveness of Tanzania’s economy, and strengthen the country’s position as a trade and transportation hub in the East and Central African region.
In total, the projects are 969 kilometers long.
On average, one kilometer of road can cost about one million US dollars, equivalent to about three trillion Tanzanian shillings in total.
