HIGHWAYS III

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Closed

The Third Highway Project for Ethiopia will provide a loan of $13.5 million to the Ethiopian Government to meet the foreign exchange portion of a shortfall in funds needed to complete the Second Highway Program and to pay the foreign exchange cost for a continuing program of road development. Since 1950, road rehabilitation, construction, and improvement has contributed significantly to the development of the Ethiopian economy. The project will promote this economic development by: 1) constructing a 110 km road between Lekempti and Ghimbi, a 104 km road between Agaro and Bedelle, and six small bridges in the road section between Bedelle and Gore; 2) asphalt surfacing 800 km of existing roads; 3) mechanizing the Imperial Highway Authority's accounting system; 4) employing foreign consultants to advise on and assist in the management of the Imperial Highway Authority, recruit qualified staff, and review the designs and specifications of the roads to be constructed; and 5) employing a consulting firm to carry out a preliminary engineering survey and feasibility study of a possible future road through the Ahwas Valley. These new additions will improve the roads and highways in Ethiopia in order to promote economic development.

World Bank Group

Project

Road, Government