Tanzania to start construction of strategic highway linking the EAC to SADC

[Cicero]

Tanzania is set to build a new 105 km highway linking Zambia with the southwestern regions in its ambition of boosting trade between the two nations.

The proposed highway will be linking Tanzania's southwestern regions of Rukwa and Katavi with the Eastern part of the copper-rich nation, Zambia.

Edwin Ngonyani, Deputy Minister of Works, Transport and Communication said: "This road will play an imperative role in boosting trade between the two countries."

He said here on Friday that construction of the long-awaited strategic road will be executed in the 2016/2017 financial year.

"We've allocated the money for this important road, which is also meant to encourage landlocked countries to use Dar es Salaam Port as their gateway to abroad as they can be using the same road to reach the port," the minister said, stressing that upon its completion the road will have multiple effects.

He, however, noted that Rukwa Region is one of the country's leading producer of maize, the main staple food in the east and central Africa.

Ngonyani said the new road starting from Matai-Kasesya to Zambia will make Tanzania easily export agro-produces from the western part of the country, which in the past was a nightmare.

Tanzanian government is also determined to build 112 km road at tarmac level from Sumbawanga to Kasanga Port in Lake Tanganyika as one way of opening up the western regions with neighboring Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Tanzania-Zambia Highway (TAMZAM) is the main link between the two nations stretching from Dar es Salaam to Lusaka.
Source:XINHUA

 

[mixx]

hapo sawa ..infrastructure is the key to development

 

[sean marcus]

So many plans..... almost zero progress

 

[that mken]

saa mbona wanatuambia ati Zambia ni copper rich si kama tz ina uwezo wa capitalize on it

 

[Geza Ulole]

saa mbona wanatuambia ati Zambia ni copper rich si kama tz ina uwezo wa capitalize on it

nani kakuambia kuna nchi ina-suffer na utegemezi wa copper duniani kama Zambia?

 

[MK254]

Ndio mnawaza leo, nilidhani ipo muda. Haya muijenge fasta maana Wakenya tupo tayari kuichangamkia ili kuwahisha huduma zetu SADC.

 

[Bavaria]

Good Move.

 

[Cicero]

Ndio mnawaza leo, nilidhani ipo muda. Haya muijenge fasta maana Wakenya tupo tayari kuichangamkia ili kuwahisha huduma zetu SADC.

Nyie wenyewe barabara ya kwenda Ethiopia ndio mnahangaika nayo mpaka leo........fanyeni haraka muimalize sis waTZ tuna hamu nayo tupeleke biashara ETHIOPIA!

 

[that mken]

nani kakuambia kuna nchi ina-suffer na utegemezi wa copper duniani kama Zambia?

so how will they diversify..kununua mahindi?Zambia inapata a big blow whenever copper prices influx but what does that have to do with your road saa inawasaidia kuongeza GDP

 

[Mwelewa]

Hatua nzuri hiyo. Tanzania is moving next level. Kudos

 

[Kafrican]

i thot Tz had roads linking all parts of tz and also connecting to all neighbours as repeatedly stated by geza

 

[MOTOCHINI]

So many plans..... almost zero progress

Muwe mnachelewa ku comments
Maana mnachafua mambo mazuri

 

[MOTOCHINI]

Tutegemee miradi mingi na mizuri awamu hii
Tanzania mpya yaja

 

[Towashi wa 2]

Nakubaliana na huyo aliyexema chini ya ccm there a lot of plans utekelezaji zero,hiyo road sio muhimu kuliko ya kutoka swax hadi kigoma au ifakara hadi songea,tangu uhuru hazijawahi kumalizika

 

[Geza Ulole]

Kafrican, Barabara ya kutoka Mbeya kwenda Zambia kupitia Tunduma (TANZAM) ipo na kutoka Rukwa (Sumbawanga) kwenda Mbeya ikiunga na ya kwenda Zambia Tunduma ipo ukiachia mbali railway na airport hii ni ku-supplement itatoka Rukwa region a more shorter route na imebaki a distance ya 105 km ku-connect Rukwa na Zambia, hii inaonyesha wap tumefika!

Hamna Mkenya anaweza ongea ngwee humu ndani kuhusu transnational roads! Muunganishe Ethiopia, South Sudan na Somalia kwanza!

 

[Geza Ulole]

Nyie kutoka holili kwenda taveta hamna barabara kutoka lungalunga pia kwenda Mombasa ni mashimo tu!

 

[kabila01]

Tutegemee miradi mingi na mizuri awamu hii
Tanzania mpya yaja

Wiki iliyopita nimetoka Dar mpaka Songea kupitia Mtwara asilimia kubwa ni Lami. kipande cha kutoka Masasi kwenda songea ndo kinamaliziwa na makandarasi wapo mwakani mwezi wa 4 itakua imekamilika

 

[Geza Ulole]

Kafrican, ports n ferries r also being constructed too to enable easier lake Tanganyika n lake Nyasa crossing!

 

[sgs]

Kafrican, Barabara ya kutoka Mbeya kwenda Zambia kupitia Tunduma ipo na kutoka Rukwa (Sumbawanga) kwenda Mbeya ikiunga na ya kwenda Zambia Tunduma ipo ukiachia mbali railway na airport hii ni ku-supplement itatoka Rukwa region a more shorter route na imebaki a distance ya 105 ku-connect Rukwa na zambia inaonyesha wap tumefika! Hamna Mkenya anaweza ongea ngwee humu ndani kuhusu transnational roads!

Kitu kingine ni kwamba hawa wakenya wameshindwa kuelewa hata hicho kiingereza wanachojigamba wao wanaweza zaidi yetu, sasa leo nimegundua kuwa kumbe kiingereza chenyewe ni cha bla bla tu ktk midomo yao! na hii imedhihilishwa kutoka ktk kichwa cha habari kwenye uzi huu kuwa wao ni vihiyo yaani wameshindwa hata kutambua mizizi/shina la sentensi au key words," Strategic highway".ikimaanisha kwamba hii barabara ni ya kimkakati zaidi kwa maendeleo ya Tz na Zambia, Kitu kingine hawa wakenya wanachotakiwa kufahamu ni kwamba ktk Tanzania Nchi za jirani karibu zote,mikoa yote,Wilaya zote zimeunganishwa kwa highway za maana sasa nyinyi kibarabara kinachowaunganisha na Ethiopia kelele nyiiiiiingi.

 

[Melvin 16]

Tunakimbiza mdogo mdogo kitaeleweka tu