Description

The project that is the subject of this support is the third phase of the North-South Corridor (Mugina-Bujumbura-Ruhwa-Rusizi-Ntendezi-Rubavu/Goma) development works covering 458 km (244 km in Burundi and 214 km in Rwanda) and linking Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The total project cost, net of taxes and duties and including physical contingencies and price escalation, stands at UA 81.79 million. The Bank's contribution is estimated at UA 72.55 million. Specifically, the project works planned include the construction and asphalting of 45 km of roads in Burundi (Lake Nyanza-Mabanda Mugina) and a 47.9 km road in Rwanda (Rubavu-Gisiza). The project also includes ancillary works for: (i) the construction of feeder roads, river quays and school fences; and (ii) the rehabilitation of markets and health centres, and the installation of traffic lights on the road section crossing Bujumbura City. It also comprises measures to facilitate transport, road safety, studies as well as a management support component.