Signing of Grant Agreement with Tanzania: Contributing to smoother traffic and improvement of the living environment through road development in the capital

[Goal 3] Good Health and Well-Being
SDGs
[Goal 9] Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDGs

2024.10.25

On October 17, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam, to provide grant aid of up to 4,070 million yen for the Project for Construction of Dodoma City Inner Ring Road.

The capital of Tanzania, Dodoma, has seen a significant increase in its population due to the transfer of government functions to the city from Dar es Salaam in 2020, with the population being 1.2 times greater in 2022 than it was in 2019. However, there is no ring road that bypasses the Dodoma city center, and large vehicles passing through the city are concentrated in certain central areas, resulting in the living environment deteriorating due to exhaust, noise pollution, and ground vibrations, etc. Since the volume of traffic passing through Dodoma is expected to double in the 10-year period that began in 2019, it is necessary to improve the living environment and facilitate the flow of traffic by diverting large vehicles from the city center.

Under this project, a new road will be constructed from the Makuru Intersection to the Imagi Intersection of the inner ring road in Dodoma City (two lanes, approximately 3.1 km), and the existing two-lane road from the Imagi Intersection to the Bahi Intersection will be widened to accommodate four lanes (approximately 3.4 km).

These developments will contribute to smoother traffic and an improvement of the living environment in Dodoma, as well as to the achievement of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Goals 3 (Good health and well-being) and 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure).

Signing ceremony

Details for the project are provided below.

Basic project information

Country United Republic of Tanzania
Project title The Project for Construction of Dodoma City Inner Ring Road
Maximum grant
amount
4,070 million yen
Planned implementation period 34 months, including detailed design work and the bidding period
Executing agency Tanzania National Roads Agency
Target region Dodoma
Specific project details
(provisional)
1.Facility improvements
Construction of a new 2 lane road (approx. 3.1km) and widening of the existing 2 lane road to 4 lanes (approx. 3.4km)
2.Consulting services
Detailed design work, bidding assistance, construction/procurement supervision

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