Burundi - Makebuko-Ruyigi Road (RN13) Rehabilitation Project: Phase 1 Makebuko-Butanganzwa Road Section

The proposed project, which concerns the rehabilitation of the Makebuko–Ruyigi Road/Phase 1/Makebuko–Butanganzwa Road Section, falls within the Road Network Improvement Programme in Burundi. It is aligned with the objectives of the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for the 2012-2016 period, and will help consolidate the Gitega–Cankuzo road link (Burundi/Tanzania border) and provide access to the eastern part of the country. The Makebuko–Ruyigi road section is considered as the black spot of the Gitega–Cankuzo road link. Its rehabilitation will provide access to the interior of the country and stimulate trade between the Eastern regions and the Centre and Northern regions of the country. The project comprises: (i) the rehabilitation and paving of the 22 km-long Makebuko–Butanganzwa road; (ii) the construction of related road facilities; (iii) institutional support; and (iv) capacity building activities for the Project Executing Agency. Its implementation will sustainably link Gitega (the country’s second biggest town) to Cankuzo in the east of the country (Burundi/Tanzania border). The project will be implemented over a three year period (January 2014–December 2016) with a total cost, net of taxes, is estimated at UA 9.93 million.