Feasibility study for DMDP second phase underway
THE government is currently conducting a feasibility study for implementation of the second phase of the Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Project (DMDP).
Implementation of the project that will be financed by a loan from the World Bank is set to commence in February next year, according to the Deputy Minister of State in the President’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Government Authorities -POLARG) Deogratius Ndejembi.
He made the statement when responding to a question by the Kigamboni MP Dr Faustine Ndugulile who wanted to know the commencement of DMDP’s phase two for the sake of curbing infrastructural challenges in his constituency.
The project involves construction of road infrastructures, bridges and drainage systems for the objective of improving urban services and institutional capacity in the Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Area in line with facilitating potential emergency response.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Works and Transport is planning to sign contracts for construction of the 77.6-road from Sabasaba- Sepuka- Ndago and Kizaga in Singida region at tarmac level.
Deputy Minister for Transport portfolio in the Ministry of Works and Transport Atupele Mwakibete said yesterday that the contract would be signed by the end of June this year.
He was responding to a question by Singida West MP, Elibariki Kingu (CCM) who asked when the mentioned road would be constructed at tarmac level.
The lawmaker also sought to know about the government plan in conducting a feasibility study for construction of the 113-km road from Singida- Mtunduru, Iyumbu and Tabora that will link with roads heading to Kiteto and Tanga.
Responding, the deputy minister said in the financial year 2023/24 the government has allocated 165m/- for the feasibility study and detailed design to upgrade Singida (Magereza) – Mtunduru-Iyumbu road to bitumen standard.
“This road is in the government plan for construction during the coming financial year,” said the deputy minister, assuring that all the plans indicated in the budget speech would be implemented accordingly.
In the financial year 2023/24, the ministry plans to spend 3.55tri/- on implementation of 19 key priorities that focus on transforming infrastructure and transport sector.
Out of the priorities, seven are in the works sector whose implementation will add 3,934.7 new kilometres to the country’s network of tarmac roads.
Currently, the country’s network of tarmac roads stands at 11,387.82km, meaning that an addition of 3,934.7 kilometres will expand the network to 15, 321km.
Completion of the projects will be implemented in the coming financial year, making the country to have a total of 15,522.52 km, recording an increase of 34 per cent.
Tabling the budget estimates on Monday, the Minister for Works and Transport, Prof Makame Mbarawa said the priorities include the construction of seven new road projects with a total length of 235km.
The projects, according to him, will be implemented under arrangement of Engineering Construction and Financing (EPC+C).
