{"id":617,"date":"2021-04-21T14:20:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infrastructurebrief.com\/?p=617"},"modified":"2023-12-18T19:22:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T19:22:25","slug":"us-104-5m-tanzanite-bridge-project-in-tanzania-71-3-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infrastructurebrief.com\/us-104-5m-tanzanite-bridge-project-in-tanzania-71-3-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"US $104.5m Tanzanite Bridge project in Tanzania 71.3% complete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US $104.5m Tanzanite Bridge project in Tanzania is currently 71.3% complete. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Tanzania Roads Agency (TANROADS), Patrick Mfugale, the project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConstruction of all 254 foundation pillars has been completed in tandem with the construction of platforms to facilitate the construction of a permanent bridge foundation,\u201d the CEO told members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Infrastructure during a visit to the construction site.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the committee Seleman Kakoso, commended the Ministry of Works and Tanroads for successfully implementing the project, saying they were more than happy to be told that a local contractor was supervising the work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased with the progress of this project as well as the capacity building program for local contractors so that when this construction is completed they will have the skills to implement the construction of other bridges,\u201d said Kakoso who is also Mpanda Rural MP in Katavi region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US $104.5m Tanzanite Bridge project in Tanzania is currently 71.3% complete. 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